Aspidoras mephisto

Aspidoras mephisto
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Aspidoras
Species:
A. mephisto
Binomial name
Aspidoras mephisto
Tencatt & Bichuette, 2017[1]

Aspidoras mephisto is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys.[1] This species is found in South America where it is endemic to the Anésio-Russão cave system in the upper Tocantins River basin in Goiás, Brazil. This fish is the first species of armoured catfish that is troglobitic.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aspidoras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Tencatt LFC; Bichuette ME (2017). "Aspidoras mephisto, new species: The first troglobitic Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from South America". PLOS ONE. 12 (3) e0171309. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1271309T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171309. PMC 5331963. PMID 28248959.
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