Biology:Astroblepus pholeter

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Astroblepus pholeter
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. pholeter
Binomial name
Astroblepus pholeter
Collette, 1962[2]

Astroblepus pholeter is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This cavefish is endemic to the Jumandi Cave in the Napo River basin in Ecuador.[3] The fish has numerous skin denticles that can sense the flow of water.[4] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[5]

References

  1. Jimenez-Prado, P.; Arguello, P. (2016). "Astroblepus pholeter". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830520A64844937.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49830520/64844937. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Astroblepus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Astroblepus. 
  3. Romero, A. (2001). The biology of hypogean fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Springer Netherlands. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4020-0076-8. 
  4. Haspel, G (2012). "By the Teeth of Their Skin, Cavefish Find Their Way". Current Biology 22 (16): R629–R630. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.035. PMID 22917507. 
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Astroblepus pholeter" in FishBase. April 2025 version.

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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