First records of the family Scoloplacidae (Siluriformes, Loricarioidei) in Colombia, including a range expansion of Scoloplax baileyi Rocha, Lazzarotto & Py-Daniel, 2012
Juan G. Albornoz-Garzón,
Cristhian C. Conde-Saldaña,
Astrid Acosta-Santos,
Jorge E. García-Melo,
Edwin Agudelo,
Francisco A. Villa-Navarro,
Carlos DoNascimiento
Affiliations
Juan G. Albornoz-Garzón
Universidad del Tolima
Cristhian C. Conde-Saldaña
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Astrid Acosta-Santos
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científica-SINCHI
Jorge E. García-Melo
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Edwin Agudelo
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científica-SINCHI
Francisco A. Villa-Navarro
Universidad del Tolima
Carlos DoNascimiento
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
The Neotropical family Scoloplacidae is a monogeneric group of miniature freshwater catfishes that includes 6 species. Scoloplax dicra has the widest distribution across the Amazon basin, except in the western upper portions. We collected 3 specimens from localities close to Leticia in Colombia, corresponding to S. baileyi and S. dicra, constituting the westernmost records of the family for the Amazon basin and the first for Colombia.
