Phreatichthys andruzzii
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Barbinae
Genus: Phreatichthys
Species: Phreatichthys andruzzii
Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Name
editPhreatichthys andruzzii Vinciguerra, 1924
- Syntypes: MSNG 18259 (orig. 6, now 4), 31 [ex MSNM 4318] (1).
Type locality: A spring near Bud-Bud, 4°11.5'N, 46°30'E [actual 4°11'19"N, 46°28'21"E], Uaesle, Somalia.
Etymology: Specific epithet given in honor of Alcibiade Andruzzi, naval medical major and director of Colonial Health Service of Somalia, who facilitated natural history investigations for the Museo Civivo di Storie Naturale di Genova and shipped type specimens to Vinciguerra.(from The ETYFish Project)
References
edit- Bisazza, A., Tagliapietra, C., Bertolucci, C., Foà, A. & Agrillo, C.; 2014: Non-visual numerical discrimination in a blind cavefish (Phreatichthys andruzzii). The Journal of Experimental Biology, 217: 1902–1909. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.101683Reference page.
- Vinciguerra, D. 1924. Descrizione di un ciprinide cieco proveniente dalla Somalia Italiana. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 'Giacomo Doria' 51: 239-243. Reference page.