Astroblepus guentheri

Astroblepus guentheri is a carnivorous species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It 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.[3][4][1]

Astroblepus guentheri

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1).[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. guentheri
Binomial name
Astroblepus guentheri
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Stygogenes guentheri Boulenger, 1887
  • Arges guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)
  • Cyclopium guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)

References
  1. P. Sanchez-Duarte; L. Mesa-Salazar; S. Usma; C. Lasso (2016). "Astroblepus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Synonyms of Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)". Fishbase. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Astroblepus guentheri". FishBase. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. "Astroblepus guentheri". aquatab.net. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

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.


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