Satan eurystomusTexas blind catfish(Also: Widemouth Blindcat; Widemouth blindcat; Widemouth blindcat)
Satan eurystomas is an odd name. The Latin name is translated as "widemouth prince of darkness". Carl Hubbs, who named this species, seemed to have an affinity for giving diabolical names to cave fishes. His reasoning for this was that Hell was underground. Considering that widemouth blindcats live exclusively in darkness and may be the apex predator in this habitat, the name "widemouth prince of darkness" may turn out to be more accurate than first imagined. ("Satan eurystomus", 2008)
R. Brian Lawson (author), Radford University, Karen Francl (editor), Radford University. Glossary
Aldemaro Romero. 2008. "Satan eurystomus" (On-line). Accessed April 21, 2010
Romero, A., K. Paulson. 2001. It's a Wonderful Hypogean Life: A Guide to the Troglomorphic Fishes of the World. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62: 13-41. Suttkus, R. 1961. Additional Information About Blind Catfishes from Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 6/No. 2: 55-64. Trajano, E. 2001. Ecology of Subterranean Fishes: An Overview. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62/1-3: 133-160. Walsh, S., C. Gilbert. 1995. New Species of Troglobitic Catfish of the Genus Prietella (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) from Northeastern Mexico. Copeia, No. 4: 850-861. Take our survey!
To cite this page: Lawson, R. 2011. "Satan eurystomus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed June 20, 2013 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Satan_eurystomus/
Satan eurystomusTexas blind catfish(Also: Widemouth Blindcat; Widemouth blindcat; Widemouth blindcat)
Satan eurystomas is an odd name. The Latin name is translated as "widemouth prince of darkness". Carl Hubbs, who named this species, seemed to have an affinity for giving diabolical names to cave fishes. His reasoning for this was that Hell was underground. Considering that widemouth blindcats live exclusively in darkness and may be the apex predator in this habitat, the name "widemouth prince of darkness" may turn out to be more accurate than first imagined. ("Satan eurystomus", 2008)
R. Brian Lawson (author), Radford University, Karen Francl (editor), Radford University. Glossary
Aldemaro Romero. 2008. "Satan eurystomus" (On-line). Accessed April 21
, 2010
Romero, A., K. Paulson. 2001. It's a Wonderful Hypogean Life: A Guide to the Troglomorphic Fishes of the World. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62: 13-41. Suttkus, R. 1961. Additional Information About Blind Catfishes from Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 6/No. 2: 55-64. Trajano, E. 2001. Ecology of Subterranean Fishes: An Overview. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62/1-3: 133-160. Walsh, S., C. Gilbert. 1995. New Species of Troglobitic Catfish of the Genus Prietella (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) from Northeastern Mexico. Copeia, No. 4: 850-861. Take our survey!
To cite this page: Lawson, R. 2011. "Satan eurystomus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed June 20, 2013 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Satan_eurystomus/