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Chimborazo climbing catfish (Astroblepus chimborazoi)
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Ecological Illustration of Chimborazo climbing catfish (Astroblepus chimborazoi)
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Astroblepidae

Chimborazo climbing catfish

Astroblepus chimborazoi

Suction mouth clinging to Ecuadorian torrent boulders

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Chimborazo climbing catfish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Astroblepidae
Genus
Astroblepus
Water type
Freshwater
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