Trichomycterus alterus (Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933) and T. corduvensis Weyenberg 1877 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): new records from the High Andean Plateau

Abstract

New records of two Trichomycterus species are herein added to the existing checklist of catfishes living at elevations above 3,000 m in the Andes of South America. Trichomycterus alterus and T. corduvensis are recorded at 3,430 m above sea level from the High Andean Plateau (or Puna) in a stream near Antofagasta de la Sierra, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina. Morphometric and meristic data of examined specimens are included.