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Andean catfish (Astroblepus ubidiai)
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Andean catfish (Astroblepus ubidiai) specimen
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Astroblepidae

Andean catfish

Astroblepus ubidiai

Eleven Centimeters Catfish of the Pacific Ocean

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

Andean catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 11 cm.

Maximum length
11 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Mira River basin and Pacific coastal drainages of Ecuador.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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