''Grundulus'' is a genus of
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...
s found in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
and
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
in South America. A biogeographical analysis in 2010 found they are endemic to coldwater lakes of glacial origin in the northern
Andes
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mountain range.
Species
There are currently three described species:
* ''
Grundulus bogotensis''
(Humboldt Humboldt may refer to:
People
* Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt
* Wilhelm von Humboldt, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt
Fictional characters
* Hu ...
, 1821)
* ''
Grundulus cochae''
Román-Valencia, Paepke & Pantoja, 2003
* ''
Grundulus quitoensis''
Román-Valencia, Ruiz-Calderón & Barriga, 2005
References
*
Gymnocharacini
Fish of South America
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