Astroblepus riberae
| Astroblepus riberae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. riberae
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus riberae | |
Astroblepus riberae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. This cavefish is endemic to the Cajamarca region in Peru.[2][3]
Named in honor of Carles Ribera, University of Barcelona, a specialist in cavernicolous spiders, who collected the type specimen from Ninabamba caves in Peru.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Velasquez Quispe, M.; Hidalgo del Aguila, M.; Chocano, L. (2016). "Astroblepus riberae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830641A53818653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830641A53818653.en. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus riberae". FishBase. July 2014 version.
- ^ Romero, A. (2001). "The biology of hypogean fishes". Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Springer Netherlands. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4020-0076-8.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (6 February 2025). "Family ASTROBLEPIDAE Bleeker 1862 (Climbing Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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