Catfish Discovery: batmani
Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 9th, 2007
Cryptopal David Pescovitz posts today at Boing Boing about the new "Batman fish":
The Otocinclus batmani is a newly-discovered species of catfish that’s named after comix hero Batman. Ichthyologist Pablo Lehmann, of the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, named the fish based on a bat symbol-like spot on its tail. The fish, around 4cm long, was discovered in Colombia and Peru.
For more, see here.
- Similar Phenomena:
Hum. Wonder what Catwoman would say about that?
The actual article is accessible here. There are a few more species descriptions also in that publication.
The full description is within the publication: Neotropical Ichthyology 4 (4): 379-383, 2006 with the paper name and author being Otocinclus batmani, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Columbia and Peru - Pablo Lehmann
Craig Heinselman
Peterborough, NH
Probably, MMmm…delicious!
It’s always nice to hear about a newly discovered species. Is there a Robinfish swimming about? Sorry, just had to throw that in.
Otocinclus are familiar to tropical catfish keepers (whether they own any or not, which I never have). It’s nice to see a new kind, and on this site.
vet 72: the searobin. known fish species.
Batmobilefish or Riddlerfish I’m leaving to the icthies.