Astroblepus festae

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Astroblepus festae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. festae
Binomial name
Astroblepus festae
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms [1]
  • Arges festaeBoulenger, 1898

Astroblepus festae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on south Ecuador. [2] [3]

Named in honor of Italian naturalist Enrico Festa (1868-1939), who collected the type specimen. [4]


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References

  1. "Synonyms of Astroblepus festae (Boulenger, 1898)". Fishbase . Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Astroblepus festae". FishBase. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. "Astroblepus festae". Aquatab.net. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

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