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Jimenez climbing catfish (Astroblepus heterodon)
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Jimenez climbing catfish (Astroblepus heterodon) specimen
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Astroblepidae

Jimenez climbing catfish

Astroblepus heterodon

Catfish from the Pacific Ocean

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

Jimenez climbing catfish is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 11 cm.

Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Pacific coastal drainage of Colombia.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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