Bullockia maldonadoi

Bullockia maldonadoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Bullockia
Arratia, Chang, Menu-Marque & Rojas, 1978
Species:
B. maldonadoi
Binomial name
Bullockia maldonadoi
Synonyms
  • Hatcheria maldonadoi
    C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
  • Hatcheria bullocki
    Fowler, 1940

Bullockia maldonadoi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Bullockia.[2] This catfish is endemic to Chile where it is distributed from the Maule River to the Imperial River.[1] This fish grows to about 7 centimetres (2.8 in).[3] A recently discovered species of Trichomycterus, known as astromycterus, was said to share potential characteristics with Bullockia, but they were not noted in detail.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Díaz, G.; Manosalva, A. (2024). "Bullockia maldonadoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T3324A253573008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T3324A253573008.en. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bullockia maldonadoi". FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. ^ Reis, Vinícius J. C.; de Pinna, Mário C. C.; Pessali, Tiago C. (2019). "A new species of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832 (Trichomycteridae: Siluriformes) from the Rio Doce drainage with remarkable similarities with Bullockia and a CT-scan survey". Journal of Fish Biology. 95 (3): 918–931. doi:10.1111/jfb.14089. ISSN 1095-8649.