| Astroblepus mariae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. mariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus mariae (Fowler, 1919)[2]
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Astroblepus mariae 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 Orinoco basin and in Pacific draining basins in sterams and rivers at elevations between 980 and 2,200 m (3,220 and 7,220 ft).[1]
The specific name honors Hermano Apolinar Maria, Director of the Museum at the Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá, who collected the holotype and offered Fowler the opportunity to study it.[3]
References
- ^ a b Mojica, J.I.; DoNascimiento, CD; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; et al. (2021). "Astroblepus mariae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T49830029A61473703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T49830029A61473703.en. Retrieved 16 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 16 December 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (8 December 2025). "Family ASTROBLEPIDAE Bleeker 1862 (Climbing Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 16 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.
