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Astroblepus grixalvii Humboldt, 1805

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Colombia country information

Common names: El Capitan, La Guapucha, Pez negro
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Burgess, W.E., 1989
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Magdalena River basin (Ref. 37058). Known from Central and Eastern Cordillera. Found in Popayan, southwest Colombia. Its range and abundance have declined greatly in recent years (Ref. 6868).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Burgess, W.E., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

La Guapucha, Preñadilla, 格氏视星鲶, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
Etymology: Astroblepus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, blepo = to look (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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