First record of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902 (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) in the Bermejo River basin, Salta, Argentina

Gastón Aguilera; Guillermo Terán; Felipe Alonso; Juan Mirande

doi:10.15560/12.3.1888

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First record of the banjo catfish Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902 (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) in the Bermejo River basin, Salta, Argentina

Gastón Aguilera,
Guillermo Terán,
Felipe Alonso,
Juan Mirande

Affiliations

Gastón Aguilera: Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET)-Fundación Miguel Lillo
Guillermo Terán: Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET)-Fundación Miguel Lillo
Felipe Alonso: División Ictiología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” (MACN)-CONICET
Juan Mirande: Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET)-Fundación Miguel Lillo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1888
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 1 – 4

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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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ISSN: 1809-127X (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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