Prietella lundbergi

Phantom blindcat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Ictaluridae
Genus:Prietella
Species: P. lundbergi
Binomial name
Prietella lundbergi
S. J. Walsh & C. R. Gilbert, 1995

Prietella lundbergi (phantom blindcat) is a species of North American freshwater catfish (family Ictaluridae) endemic to Mexico.[2][3] It is a troglobitic species found in caves of the Tamesi River drainage.[1] This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Snoeks, J., Laleye, P. & Contreras-MacBeath, T. (2009). "Prietella lundbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T18137A7670013. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Prietella lundbergi" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. 1 2 "Phantom Blindcat Prietella lundbergi". Florida Museum of Natural History.


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