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Astroblepus orientalis

Astroblepus orientalis, the Albarregas catfish or Albarregas naked sucker-mouth catfish, 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 is endemic to Venezuela in the drainage basin of Lake Maracaibo.

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Astroblepus orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Astroblepus orientalis
(Boulenger, 1903)1
Synonyms1
  • Arges orientalis Boulenger, 1903

Astroblepus orientalis, the Albarregas catfish or Albarregas naked sucker-mouth catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.1 This catfish is found in South America where it is endemic to Venezuela in the drainage basin of Lake Maracaibo.2

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Astroblepus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus orientalis". 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.