Check List 13(2): e19670, doi: 10.15560/13.2.2068
Trichomycterus alterus (Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933) and T. corduvensis Weyenberg 1877 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): new records from the High Andean Plateau
expand article infoLuis Fernandez‡, Julieta Andreoli Bize§
‡ CONICET, Instituto Miguel Lillo, Argentina§ Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, Argentina

Corresponding author: Luis Fernandez ( luis1813@yahoo.com )

© 2017 Luis Fernandez, Julieta Andreoli Bize.
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Citation: Fernández L, Andreoli Bize J (2017) Trichomycterus alterus (Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933) and T. corduvensis Weyenberg 1877 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): new records from the High Andean Plateau. Check List 13(2): 2068. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2068
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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.
Keywords
catfish; high altitude; Argentina; Catamarca; Central Andes; Puna