Abstract (en):
A new species of troglomorphic catfish is described from de Gedania Cave, located in the middle Suárez River drainage, Magdalena River system, Colombia. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: reduction or loss of the cornea, reduction of eyes and skin pigmentation, very long nasal and maxillary barbels (maximum of 160% and 135% of HL, respectively), nine branched pectoral-fin rays, first unbranched ray of the pectoral fin prolonged as a long filament, reaching 80% of pectoral-fin length, anterior cranial fontanel connected with the posterior fontanel through an opening of variable length and width, first dorsal-fin pterygiophore inserted between neural spines of free vertebra 13-14 and free vertebrae 33-34. The presence of troglomorphisms such as regression of the eyes, reduction of skin pigmentation and long barbels suggest the troglobitic status of this species. A comparative analysis with other species of Trichomycterus from epigean and hypogean environments is presented.
Abstract (es):
Una nueva especies de bagre troglomorfo es descrito de la cueva de Gedania, cuenca media del río Suárez, sistema río Magdalena, Colombia. La nueva especie puede distinguirse de sus congéneres por la combinación de los caracteres de reducción o pérdida de la córnea, reducción de ojos y pigmentación de la piel, barbillas nasales y maxilares muy largas (máximo 160 % y 135 % de LC respectivamente), nueve radios ramificados de la aleta pectoral, primer radio simple de la aleta pectoral prolongado como un filamento largo, alcanzando 80 % de la longitud de la aleta pectoral, fontanela craneal anterior conectada con la fontanela posterior por una apertura de amplitud y longitud variable, primer pterigioforo de la aleta dorsal insertado entre la espina neural de la vértebra libre 13-14 y 33-34 vertebras libres. La presencia de características troglomorficas como la regresión de ojos y reducción de la pigmentación, así como barbillas largas sugieren el estatus troglobítico de la especie. Se presenta un análisis comparativo con otras especies de Trichomycterus de ambientes epigeos e hipogeos.
Keywords:
Hábitat subterráneo, Región andina, Sistemática, Taxonomía, Troglobio (es)
Andean region, Subterranean habitat, Systematics, Taxonomy, Troglobite (en)
Andean region, Subterranean habitat, Systematics, Taxonomy, Troglobite (en)
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How to Cite
Castellanos-Morales, C. A. (2018). A new species of cave catfish, genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), from the Magdalena River system, Cordillera Oriental, Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 19(Sup. 1), 117–130. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2018.v19s1a10
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