Astroblepus phelpsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. phelpsi
Binomial name
Astroblepus phelpsi

Astroblepus phelpsi is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.[1][2]

Named in honor of businessman and ornithologist William H. Phelps, of Caracas, a “well-known leader in furthering the development of the biological sciences in Venezuela” (we assume name honors Phelps, Sr. (1875-1965), but it could also apply to William H. Phelps, Jr. (1902-1988), who continued his father’s commercial and ornithological work in Venezuela.[3]


References

  1. ^ "Astroblepus phelpsi". FishBase. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Astroblepus phelpsi". Aquatab. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

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