Astroblepus guentheri
| Astroblepus guentheri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus guentheri | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Astroblepus guentheri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in South America in Colombia.[3]
Astroblepus guentheri can be found in rainforest streams in the basin of the Magdalena-Cauca rivers and in some Pacific slope rivers in Colombia. It is an uncommon and not well studied species.[1]
The person honoured by the eponym in the specific name, guenetherii, was not identified by the describer, George Albert Boulenger, but it clearly honours the ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther of the British Museum (Natural History), where the type specimen is retained.[4]
References
- ^ a b Sanchez-Duarte, P.; Mesa-Salazar, L.; Usma, S. & Lasso, C. (2016). "Astroblepus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830752A61474143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830752A61474143.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Astroblepus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus grixalvii". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (8 December 2025). "Family ASTROBLEPIDAE Bleeker 1862 (Climbing Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
Bibliography
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.