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Lacantunia enigmatica Rodiles-Hernández, Hendrickson & Lundberg, 2005

Chiapas catfish
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Common names: Bagre de Chiapas, Bagre de Chiapas, Chiapas catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Ríos Lacantún and Lacanjá, tributaries of Río Usumacinta basin, Chiapas. Type locality, Chiapas, Rio Usumacinta basin, Río Lacantún, Selva Lacandona, Reserva de la Biosfera Montes Azules (42.7 cm SL, male) (Ref. 54757). Status of threat: threatened. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rodiles-Hernández, R., D.A. Hendrickson, J.G. Lundberg and J.M. Humphries, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bagre de Chiapas, Bagre de Chiapas, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Lacantuniidae (Chiapas catfishes)
Etymology: Lacantunia: Named for Rio Lacantún in Chiapas, the tributary river of Rio Usumacinta inhabited by the new catfish;  enigmatica: From the Latin name 'enigmatica' = baffling or inexplicable, for the unexpected discovery, obscure relationships and origin..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 54757).   Tropical

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