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Astroblepus cyclopus

Astroblepus cyclopus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in the Mira and Esmeraldas River drainage system, and other Pacific coastal drainage systems, in Ecuador and in the Magdalena River Basin of Colombia. This species attains a maximum standard length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in).

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Astroblepus cyclopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. cyclopus
Binomial name
Astroblepus cyclopus
(Humboldt, 1805)2
Synonyms2
  • Pimelodus cyclopum Humboldt, 1805
  • Cyclopium humboldtii Swainson, 1839
  • Stygogenes humboldtii Günther, 1864

Astroblepus cyclopus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.2 This catfish is found in the Mira and Esmeraldas River drainage system, and other Pacific coastal drainage systems, in Ecuador and in the Magdalena River Basin of Colombia.1 This species attains a maximum standard length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in).3

References

References

  1. Arguello, P.; Jimenez-Prado, P. & Sanchez-Duarte, P. (2016). "Astroblepus cyclopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830313A66185862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830313A66185862.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Astroblepus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus cyclopus". FishBase. April 2025 version.
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.