User:MiltonT


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Hi, I'm Milton, and I'm a Wikimedia contributor. I am an Auburn University graduate student studying Biology. Most of my contributions are fish-related, made possible by the amazing power known as Google Scholar as well as the library. My contribution focus is in topics related to catfish. I may also flesh out other fish articles with the newer, 4th edition of Nelson (2006), Fishes of the World, as FishBase and most Wikipedia articles currently reference the outdated 3rd edition.

Current activity
I don't intend to spend a lot of time on Wikipedia for the time being, but I'll update as I see fit.

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Did you know...

 * ...that Hypancistrus is a genus of catfish with suckermouths, including popular aquarium fish such as the zebra pleco? (2007 Apr 11)
 * ...that Sorubim is a genus of catfish with shovel-shaped long noses? (2007 April 11)
 * ...that Phreatobius cisternarum, a species of catfish, is one of the few fish species that lives underground? (2007 April 13)
 * ...that the lionfish genus Parapterois includes P. heterura, an attractive species uncommon in the aquarium trade, and the poorly known P. macrura? (2007 Apr 14)
 * ...that females of the tropical fish subfamily Glandulocaudinae are able to hold sperm in their ovaries for several months? (2007 April 21)
 * ...that the genus Brachyplatystoma includes many large species of Amazonian catfish, including one which may reach about 3 metres (almost 12 feet) in length? (2007 April 21)
 * ...that the catfish genus Hemiancistrus currently includes species of two other undescribed genera? (2007 May 10)
 * ...that Horabagrus brachysoma, an endangered species of the genus Horabagrus, has been considered a potential flagship species for media attention to provide a focus for wildlife conservation of inland biodiversity? (2007 May 23)
 * ...that the catfish genus Steindachneridion was named for its discoverer, the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner? (2007 May 29)
 * ...that all five species of the catfish genus Epactionotus are endemic to limited geographic areas in Brazil and Argentina? (2007 June 07)
 * ...that the catfishes of the genus Batasio are found in fast-flowing hillstreams throughout South and mainland Southeast Asia? (2007 June 08)
 * ...that Pinirampus pirinampu, a species of migratory catfish, is one of the most important fishery resources in certain reservoirs in its native range? (2007 June 13)
 * ...that Bagrichthys macracanthus, the black lancer, is the only species of Bagrichthys, a genus of catfishes, that is traded in the aquarium hobby? (2007 June 14)
 * ...that members of the catfish genus Auchenipterichthys are capable of producing sound? (2007 June 15) (not self-nom'd)
 * ...that catfish species of the genus Hypophthalmus are unusual among neotropical fishes because they feed on plankton by straining water over a fine sieve created by numerous long, thin gill rakers? (2007 June 29)
 * ...that the wimple piranha is a specialized predator whose diet consists primarily of fish scales? (2007 July 13)
 * ...that Ossubtus xinguense is an endangered species of fish that has an unusual downturned mouth which gives the appearance of a beak? (2007 July 13)
 * ...that catfish of the genus Dekeyseria are able to rapidly change their colouration to fit their mood or their surroundings? (2007 July 22)
 * ...that the bagarius, a carnivorous catfish that lives on eating other fish, breeds in rivers prior to the beginning of the annual flood season in southeast Asia? (2007 July 22) (not self-nom'd)
 * ...that a catfish of the genus Helogenes is known to jump out of the stream during rotenone fishing by locals, and jump back afterwards? (2007 July 23)
 * ...that Pareuchiloglanis catfishes can be distinguished from other members of the Sisoridae family only by their premaxillary tooth bands? (2007 July 27) (not self-nom'd; this fact is untrue)
 * ...that catfish of the genus Leporacanthicus are also known as vampire plecostomus because of the presence of very long teeth on their upper jaw? (2007 July 28)
 * ...that members of the genus Breitensteinia have a longer body than other stream catfishes due to an increase in number of vertebrae? (2007 July 30)
 * ...that when severely disturbed, catfish of the genus Acrochordonichthys may release a milky-white mucus-like substance that can kill other fish? (2007 July 30)
 * ...that most species of catfishes of the subfamily Sarcoglanidinae are small and transparent? (2007 July 30)
 * ...that some catfishes of the subfamily Glanapteryginae live exclusively in sand? (2007 July 31)
 * ...that the genus Prietella includes two threatened species of eyeless, unpigmented catfish adapted to living underground? (2007 Aug 2)
 * ...that the four catfish species of the genus Pseudolithoxus are only found in the Amazonas and Bolívar states of Venezuela? (2007 Aug 6)
 * ...that some species of the catfish genus Cetopsis are only known by a single specimen? (2007 Aug 6)
 * ...that South America's eyeless Micromyzon akamai is the smallest species of banjo catfish? (2007 Aug 14)
 * ...that Bunocephalus is the most species-rich and widespread genus of the South American banjo catfishes? (2007 Aug 14)
 * ...that the genus Entomocorus includes a catfish species that lives only one year? (2008 Jan 19)