Biology:Astroblepus taczanowskii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. taczanowskii
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| Astroblepus taczanowskii (Boulenger, 1890)[2]
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Astroblepus taczanowskii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in the Amazon basin of Peru.[1] This species attains a maximum standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[3]
The specific name, taczanowskii, honors the Polish zoologist Władysław (or Ladislas) Taczanowski, who provided the holotype of this species as part of an exchange of specimens between the British Museum (Natural History) and the Warsaw University Museum.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Velasquez Quispe, M.; Hidalgo del Aguila, M. (2016). "Astroblepus taczanowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830622A53818623.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49830622/53818623. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Astroblepus taczanowskii" in FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (8 December 2025). "Family ASTROBLEPIDAE Bleeker 1862 (Climbing Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. https://etyfish.org/astroblepidae/.
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q5569408 entry
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