Astroblepus peruanus

Astroblepus peruanus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1). [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. peruanus
Binomial name
Astroblepus peruanus (Steindachner, 1875)
Synonyms
Arges peruanus (Steindachner, 1875)

Astroblepus peruanus is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. ^[2] It was first described by Franz Steindachner in 1875. It is described by Scott Allen Schaefer as being around 6 cm long. It is stated to be found in Amable Maria, Loja.

References

1. M. Velasquez Quispe; M. Hidalgo del Aguila; l. Chocano (2016). "Astroblepus peruanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources . Retrieved 30 July 2017.
2. "Astroblepus peruanus". FishBase. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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.
• Steindachner, F. (1877). Arges Peruanus. In Ichthyologische Beiträge (Vol. IV, pp. 601–603). essay, Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Geologie und Paläontologie.
• Kullander, S. O., Ferraris, C. J., & Schaefer, S. A. (2003). Family Astroblepidae. In Check list of the freshwater fishes of south and Central America (pp. 312–314). essay, EDIPUCRS.