Astroblepus regani

Astroblepus regani
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. regani
Binomial name
Astroblepus regani (Pellegrin, 1909) [2]
Synonyms [2]
Arges reganiPellegrin, 1909

Astroblepus regani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. ^[2] This catfish is found in South America where it is endemic to northwestern Ecuador in the Santiago-Cayapas drainage system. ^[1] This species attains a maximum standard length of 16 cm (6.3 in). ^[3]

The specific name, regani, honors the ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan of the Natural History Museum (London), for his important 1904 monograph on loricariid catfishes. ^[4]

References

1. Jimenez-Prado, P. & Arguello, P. (2016). "Astroblepus regani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T66599736A66648761. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66599736A66648761.en . Retrieved 11 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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astroblepus regani". FishBase . April 2025 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf (8 December 2025). "Family ASTROBLEPIDAE Bleeker 1862 (Climbing Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 17 December 2025.

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.