Rhizosomichthys totae

Rhizosomichthys totae (sometimes known as Greasefish[2] in English) is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Rhizosomichthys.[3] This fish grew to about 13.8 centimetres (5.4 in) and was endemic to Colombia where it occurred in the Lake Tota basin.[4] It is listed as a critically endangered (possibly extinct) species by the IUCN Red List.[5]

Rhizosomichthys totae
artist's restoration of the living animal

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Rhizosomichthys
Miles, 1943
Species:
R. totae
Binomial name
Rhizosomichthys totae
(Miles, 1942)
Synonyms

Of Rhizosomichthys

  • Bathophilus Miles, 1942
  • Bathypygidium Whitley, 1947

Of Rhizosomichthys totae

  • Pygidium totae Miles, 1942
  • Trichomycterus totae (Miles, 1942)

References
  1. Mesa-Salazar, L. & Mojica, J. (2016). "Rhizosomichthys totae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19661A61472482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19661A61472482.en.
  2. Gene S. Helfman: Fish Conservation: A Guide to Understanding and Restoring Global Aquatic Biodiversity and Fishery Resources Island Press, 2007 ISBN 1-55963-596-7
  3. Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rhizosomichthys totae" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  5. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Rhizosomichthys totae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 8 July 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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