Astroblepus vanceae
| Astroblepus vanceae | |
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| Astroblepus vanceae below | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. vanceae
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus vanceae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)[2]
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Astroblepus vanceae 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 small, high altitude streams in the Andean Amazon basin of Peru.[1] This species attains a maximum standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).[3]
The specific name, vanceae, honors Miss Lola E. Vance (1884-1984), later Mrs. Jacob Lievense, who gave Eigenmann a small collection of fishes from Peru, which included the holotype of this species.[4]
References
- ^ a b Velasquez Quispe, M. & Hidalgo del Aguila, M. (2016). "Astroblepus vanceae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830731A53818798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830731A53818798.en. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ 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 20 December 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus vanceae". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (8 December 2025). "Family ASTROBLEPIDAE Bleeker 1862 (Climbing Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
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.