Astroblepidae

St. Augustin climbing catfish

Astroblepus marmoratus

Seven Centimeters Catfish from the Orinoco Basin

• Tropical
• Upper river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Astroblepus marmoratus 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 highly oxygenated rainforest streams and is endemic to the Magdalena River basin in Colombia. This species attains a maximum standard length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).