Astroblepus mancoi

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Astroblepus mancoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. mancoi
Binomial name
Astroblepus mancoi

Astroblepus mancoi is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on the Ucayali River on Peru. [2] [3]

Named in honor of Inca governor and founder Ayar Manco, also known as Manco Cápac, "the Moses of the Peruvians, who led the exodus from Tampu-tocco to Cuzco about 1100 A.D." [4]


References

  1. Velasquez Quispe, M.; Hidalgo del Aguila, M.; Chocano, L. (2016). "Astroblepus mancoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T49830110A53817898. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830110A53817898.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Astroblepus mancoi". FishBase. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. "Astroblepus mancoi". Aqua Tab. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. 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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