Astroblepus pholeter

Astroblepus pholeter
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. pholeter
Binomial name
Astroblepus pholeter Collette, 1962 [2]

Astroblepus pholeter is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. ^[2] This cavefish is endemic to the Jumandi Cave in the Napo River basin in Ecuador. ^[3] The fish has numerous skin denticles that can sense the flow of water. ^[4] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in). ^[5]

References

1. Jimenez-Prado, P. & Arguello, P. (2016). "Astroblepus pholeter". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T49830520A64844937. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830520A64844937.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. 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.
3. Romero, A. (2001). The biology of hypogean fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Springer Netherlands. p. 29. ISBN   978-1-4020-0076-8.
4. Haspel, G (2012). "By the Teeth of Their Skin, Cavefish Find Their Way". Current Biology. 22 (16): R629 –R630. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.035. PMC   3427538 . PMID   22917507.
5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus pholeter". FishBase . April 2025 version.

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.