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ventralis climbing catfish

Astroblepus ventralis

Astroblepus ventralis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in the Pacific coastal drainages of the Dagua and San Juan Rivers in Colombia. This species attains a maximum standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).

ventralis climbing catfish
Representative image: genus Astroblepus · not verified as this exact species.
Photo: A. Humboldt (1769-1859) · Public domain

Overview

Astroblepus ventralis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in the Pacific coastal drainages of the Dagua and San Juan Rivers in Colombia. This species attains a maximum standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Freshwater

Sounds

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Astroblepus ventralis Wikipedia

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