Astroblepus rengifoi

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Astroblepus rengifoi is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on the Atrato River in Colombia.{{cite web|title=Astroblepus rengifoi|url=http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=57080&genusname=Astroblepus&speciesname=rengifoi|publisher=FishBase|accessdate=4 July 2014}}{{cite web|title=Astroblepus rengifoi|url=http://aquatab.net/system/astroblepus-rengifoi/|publisher=Aquatab|accessdate=4 July 2014}}

Named in honor of entomologist Santiago Rengifo Salcedo (1913-1965), for his “ceaseless work for the advancement of biological science in Colombia”.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes2/ | title = Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE | access-date= 10 March 2021 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

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Bibliography

  • Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905. {{ISBN|0-940228-47-5}}.

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Category:Astroblepus

Category:Fish described in 1960

Category:Freshwater fish of Colombia

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