Astroblepus orientalis
| Astroblepus orientalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus orientalis | |
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Astroblepus orientalis, the Albarregas catfish or Albarregas naked sucker-mouth catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[1] This catfish is found in South America where it is endemic to Venezuela in the drainage basin of Lake Maracaibo.[2]
References
- ^ 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 17 December 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus orientalis". 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.