Cachira climbing catfish

Astroblepus cacharas

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae

Astroblepus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes or naked sucker-mouth catfishes. This genus is the only genus in its family. These catfishes are primarily found in torrential streams in the Andean area.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

DescriptionAstroblepus, Wikipedia contributors

Cachira climbing catfish

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