Catfishes found

Criterias:
Genus species supplement: Astroblepus
Live in caves
Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Astroblepus cyclopus
Humboldt, 1805
 
Ecuador
Unterirdische Gewässer im Río Esmeraldas-Einzug bei Quito
IUCN: least concern
Astroblepus cyclopus
6
 
18 - 25
unknown
Astroblepus pholeter
Collette, 1962
 
Ecuador
Jumandi-Höhle bei Archidona, río Napo-Einzug
(Napo)
IUCN: near threatened
63855 Astroblepus pholeter l FZ - 58 mm SL
9
60
15 - 15
unknown
Astroblepus riberae
Cardona & Guerao, 1994
 
Peru
Cueva de Ninabamba, Río Reque-Einzug, Küstengewässer
(Cajamarca)
IUCN: data deficient
Romero, A. & Paulson, K.M., 2001 "It's a wonderful hypogean life: a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Ardila Rodríguez, C.A., 2014 "Astroblepus mendezi sp. nov. una nueva especie de pez de Panamá"
Ardila Rodríguez, C.A., 2014 "Astroblepus tamboensis sp. nov. - A. chinchaoensis sp. nov. y A. moyanensis sp. nov. tres nuevas especies de los Andes del Perú."
Proudlove, G.S. "Subterranean fishes of the World. An account of the subterranean (hypogean) fishes described up to 2003 with a bibliography 1541-2004"
11
80
 
unknown
3  entries found.
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