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Larga climbing catfish

Astroblepus micrescens

Classification

Astroblepus micrescens 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 occurs in torrential rivers with stony riverbeds where there is an abundance of organic material and anthropegenic matter. It can be found in creeks and tributaries of rivers in areas where there is human influence at elevations of more than 1,200 m (3,900 ft).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog