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Published June 2, 2016 | Version v1
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First record of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902 (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) in the Bermejo River basin, Salta, Argentina

Creators

  • 1. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET)-Fundación Miguel Lillo, Argentina
  • 2. División Ictiología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN)-CONICET,
  • 3. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET)-Fundación Miguel Lillo,

Description

Intense sampling in the upper Bermejo River basin revealed the presence of specimens of the aspredinid genus Bunocephalus. After detailed morphological and morphometric analyses specimens were identified as Bunocephalus doriae. This is the first record of any member of the Aspredinidae in the upper Bermejo River basin.

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