Range extension for Lacantunia enigmatica Rodiles-Hernández, Hendrickson & Lundberg, 2005 (Siluriformes, Lacantuniidae) in the Usumacinta river basin, Guatemala

By

Quintana, Yasmín
Barrientos, Christian
Rodiles-Hernandez, Rocio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-2-8

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

161--167

Subjects

Central America , endemic species , Lacantun Catfish , Usumacinta ichthyological province

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.1.161

 

Abstract

The Lacantun Catfish, Lacantunia enigmatica, is reported for the first time in the Usumacinta river basin in Guatemala. Two specimens were collected in the Usumacinta tributaries Río La Pasión and Río Negro, which are characterized by seasonally fast-flowing deep channels and high fluctuations in water-level. We present a map with new records, and a brief description, and images of the specimens collected.