Esmeralda's climbing catfish
Astroblepus cyclopus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
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).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Astroblepidae
- Genus
- Astroblepus