Tarma climbing catfish

Astroblepus vanceae

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

Astroblepus vanceae 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 small, high altitude streams in the Andean Amazon basin of Peru. This species attains a maximum standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: upper Ucayali River basin.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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