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Villeta climbing catfish

Astroblepus homodon

Classification

Astroblepus homodon is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in South America where it is endemic to Colombia, where it is found in the Magdalena-Cauca rivers and Pacific slope river basins, occurring at altitudes between 480 and 2,000 metres (1,570 and 6,560 ft) in clear, fast flowing streams. This species has a maximum standard length of 8 cm (3.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog