Astroblepus longifilis

Steindachner, 1882
Astroblepus longifilis - Type
Synonyms
Arges longifilis
bagre de torrente
Huambo Climbing Catfish
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  7 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
río de la Totora near Chirimoto, río Guambo = río Huambo
Río Huambo, Río de Totora bei Chirimoto, oberer río Huallaga, río Magdalena, río Cauca, río Cane-Iguaque, pozo Luisito, quebrada La Guariela, quebrada Los Monos, río Coello, río Combeima, río Cocora, quebrada Cay, río Andes, río Amoya, río Esmeraldas, río del Guayas

Caylloma, Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Santander, Quindío, Tolima, Guayas, Imbabura

Ecuador, Kolumbien, Peru

˜[ -15.761,-72.109 ]
Map to Astroblepus longifilis
High above sea level
1000 - 2800 m
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
I / 6 rays
13 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
short filament upper
short filament lower
I / 6 rays
short filament 
11 - 12 soft rays
short filament 
4 soft rays
not known
  • Cardona, L. & Guerao, G., 1994 "Astroblepus riberae, una nueva especie de siluriforme cavernicola del Peru (Osteichthyes: Astroblepidae)" (Mémoires de Biospéologie) P. 21
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 314
Pic. 2: Astroblepus longifilis - Type
Pic. 3: Astroblepus longifilis - Kopf
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1883) (PD)
1, 2, 3
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