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Family: Astroblepidae Naked sucker-mouth catfishes



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58 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus ardilai
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus boulengeri
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Astroblepus brachycephalus
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No picture found
South America
 
Astroblepus cacharas
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.7 cm TL
 
Astroblepus caquetae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus chapmani
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Astroblepus chimborazoi
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Astroblepus chotae (Regan, 1904)

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Astroblepus chotae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Astroblepus cirratus
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Photo by Nugra Salazar, F.

South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Astroblepus cyclopus (Humboldt, 1805)

Photo by Nugra Salazar, F.
 
Astroblepus cyclopus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Astroblepus eigenmanni
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Astroblepus festae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Astroblepus fissidens
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Astroblepus formosus
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Astroblepus frenatus Eigenmann, 1918

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Astroblepus frenatus
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Photo by MNHN

South America
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Astroblepus grixalvii Humboldt, 1805

Photo by MNHN
 
Astroblepus grixalvii
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Astroblepus guentheri
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Astroblepus heterodon
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus homodon
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No picture found
South America
 
Astroblepus jimenezae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Astroblepus jurubidae
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Photo by Eakins, R.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Astroblepus labialis Pearson, 1937

Photo by Eakins, R.
 
Astroblepus labialis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus latidens
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Astroblepus longiceps
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Photo by Eakins, R.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Astroblepus longifilis (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Eakins, R.
 
Astroblepus longifilis
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Photo by Eakins, R.

South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Astroblepus mancoi Eigenmann, 1928

Photo by Eakins, R.
 
Astroblepus mancoi
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Astroblepus mariae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus marmoratus
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No picture found
South America
 
Astroblepus martinezi
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Astroblepus micrescens
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus mindoensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus nicefori
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus orientalis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Astroblepus peruanus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus phelpsi
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus pholeter
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No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Astroblepus pirrensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus praeliorum
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Astroblepus prenadillus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Astroblepus regani
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Astroblepus rengifoi
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus retropinnus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Astroblepus riberae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Astroblepus rosei
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Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.

South America

Astroblepus sabalo (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.
 
Astroblepus sabalo
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus santanderensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus simonsii
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus stuebeli
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus supramollis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus taczanowskii
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus theresiae
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Photo by Eakins, R.

South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Astroblepus trifasciatus (Eigenmann, 1912)

Photo by Eakins, R.
 
Astroblepus trifasciatus
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Photo by MNHN

South America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Astroblepus ubidiai (Pellegrin, 1931)

Photo by MNHN
 
Astroblepus ubidiai
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Astroblepus unifasciatus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Astroblepus vaillanti
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus vanceae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Astroblepus ventralis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Astroblepus whymperi
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58 Species of Family Astroblepidae
(Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2012 Astroblepus ardilai South America 10.7 SL
1904 Astroblepus boulengeri South America 7 SL
1859 Astroblepus brachycephalus South America 20 SL
2011 Astroblepus cacharas South America
1943 Astroblepus caquetae South America 8.7 TL
1912 Astroblepus chapmani South America 8 SL
1915 Astroblepus chimborazoi South America 2.5 SL
1904 Astroblepus chotae South America 10 TL
1912 Astroblepus cirratus South America 3 SL
1805 Astroblepus cyclopus South America 3 SL
1904 Astroblepus eigenmanni South America 10 SL
1898 Astroblepus festae South America 10 SL
1904 Astroblepus fissidens South America 9 SL
1945 Astroblepus formosus South America 5 SL
1918 Astroblepus frenatus South America 6 TL
1805 Astroblepus grixalvii South America 30 SL
1887 Astroblepus guentheri South America 9 SL
1908 Astroblepus heterodon South America 11 SL
1904 Astroblepus homodon South America 8 SL
2013 Astroblepus jimenezae South America
1944 Astroblepus jurubidae South America 5 SL
1937 Astroblepus labialis South America 7 SL
1918 Astroblepus latidens South America 8 SL
1924 Astroblepus longiceps South America 6 SL
1882 Astroblepus longifilis South America 7 SL
1928 Astroblepus mancoi South America 8 SL
1919 Astroblepus mariae South America 10 SL
1904 Astroblepus marmoratus South America 7 SL
2013 Astroblepus martinezi South America
1918 Astroblepus micrescens South America 9 SL
1916 Astroblepus mindoensis South America 7 SL
1932 Astroblepus nicefori South America 7 SL
1903 Astroblepus orientalis South America 8 SL
1876 Astroblepus peruanus South America 6 SL
1944 Astroblepus phelpsi South America 7 SL
1962 Astroblepus pholeter South America 7 SL
1913 Astroblepus pirrensis Central America 13 SL
1942 Astroblepus praeliorum South America 8 SL
1840 Astroblepus prenadillus South America 20 SL
1909 Astroblepus regani South America 16 SL
1960 Astroblepus rengifoi South America 5 SL
1908 Astroblepus retropinnus South America 7 SL
1994 Astroblepus riberae South America 9 SL
1922 Astroblepus rosei South America 10 SL
1840 Astroblepus sabalo South America
1918 Astroblepus santanderensis South America 8 SL
1904 Astroblepus simonsii South America 8 SL
1916 Astroblepus stuebeli South America 8 SL
1937 Astroblepus supramollis South America 8 SL
1890 Astroblepus taczanowskii South America 8 SL
1907 Astroblepus theresiae South America 8 SL
1912 Astroblepus trifasciatus South America 9 SL
1931 Astroblepus ubidiai South America 11 SL
1912 Astroblepus unifasciatus South America 7 SL
1904 Astroblepus vaillanti South America 10 SL
1913 Astroblepus vanceae South America 8 SL
1912 Astroblepus ventralis South America 8 SL
1890 Astroblepus whymperi South America 9 SL



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