New Pseudolithoxus

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 23 May 2018, 09:39

Biogeography and species delimitation of the rheophilic suckermouth catfish genus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of a new species from the Brazilian Amazon. Systematics and Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2018.1468362.

PDF here.

This is and .

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 23 May 2018, 15:20

Cat-eLog updated.

Congratulations, Rupert. It's always nice to see L numbers resolved/named, and even nice to have the authors present here on PlanetCatfish. Keep up the good work.

Cheers, Eric

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 23 May 2018, 16:34

Thanks Eric!

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 23 May 2018, 16:48

@racoll, in your paper you write,

The species is currently known from three clearwater rivers of the Brazilian and Guiana shields in Amazonas State, Brazil (Fig. 3): rio Uatuma, rio Nhamunda and rio Guariba (rio Madeira-Aripuana drainage). The new species has been reported in the aquarium trade literature under the tag names Pseudolithoxus sp. ‘L385’ and Pseudolithoxus sp. ‘L492’, fishes purportedly from the rio Trombetas and the rio Jauaperi, respectively (Dignall, 2018; Seidel & Evers, 2005).

That said, you make no mention of finding the fish in the rio Trombetas and the rio Jauaperi. Are you suggesting these locations are not accurate, or that you didn't confirm their accuracy, or that you are adding them to the list of localities without confirmation?

Thanks, Eric

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 23 May 2018, 17:15

In the scientific sense "known" is to have specimens with locality data deposited in a museum.

The L number reports from the Trombetas and Jauaperi appear legitimate though, so there's no reason not to add the localities to the CLOG.

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 23 May 2018, 17:46

Thanks Rupert. I thought that would be the case. I just finished filling in the clog page and submitted the changes for approval.

Again, great work.

Cheers, Eric

MichaelItelf · Post by **MichaelItelf** » 14 Jul 2018, 06:34

I have seen this photo getting around some of the Asian orchid forums. Talk is its a new species. Anyone have any info?

YouTube · Post by **bekateen** » 14 Jul 2018, 07:01

MichaelItelf wrote: 14 Jul 2018, 06:34I have seen this photo getting around some of the Asian orchid forums. Talk is its a new species. Anyone have any info?

Hi MichaelItelf,

Do you mean a photo of Pseudolithoxus? There is no photo attached to your post.

Regards,
Eric