Astroblepus
| Naked sucker-mouth catfish | |
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| Astroblepus sabalo | |
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| Family: | Astroblepidae Bleeker, 1862
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| Genus: | Astroblepus Humboldt, 1805
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| Astroblepus grixalvii Humboldt, 1805
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Astroblepus is a genus of catfish. It is the sole genus in the family Astroblepidae, the most species-rich family of a single genus.[1] These fish are known as the naked sucker-mouth catfishes or the climbing catfishes.[1]
Species
There are currently 79 recognized species in this genus:
- Astroblepus acostai Ardila Rodríguez, 2011 [2]
- Astroblepus ardiladuartei Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [3]
- Astroblepus ardilai Ardila Rodríguez, 2012 [4]
- Astroblepus bellezaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [3]
- Astroblepus boulengeri (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus brachycephalus (Günther, 1859)
- Astroblepus cacharas Ardila Rodríguez, 2011 [5]
- Astroblepus cajamarcaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2013 [6]
- Astroblepus caquetae Fowler, 1943
- Astroblepus chapmani (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Astroblepus chimborazoi (Fowler, 1915)
- Astroblepus chinchaoensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2014 [7]
- Astroblepus chotae (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus cirratus (Regan, 1912)
- Astroblepus curitiensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [8]
- Astroblepus cyclopus (Humboldt, 1805)
- Astroblepus eigenmanni (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus festae (Boulenger, 1898)
- Astroblepus fissidens (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus floridaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2013 [6]
- Astroblepus formosus Fowler, 1945
- Astroblepus frenatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
- Astroblepus grixalvii Humboldt, 1805
- Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)
- Astroblepus heterodon (Regan, 1908)
- Astroblepus hidalgoi Ardila Rodríguez, 2013 [6]
- Astroblepus homodon (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus huallagaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2013 [6]
- Astroblepus itae Ardila Rodríguez, 2011 [2]
- Astroblepus jimenezae Ardila Rodríguez, 2013 [9]
- Astroblepus jurubidae Fowler, 1944
- Astroblepus labialis N. E. Pearson, 1937
- Astroblepus latidens C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
- Astroblepus longiceps N. E. Pearson, 1924
- Astroblepus longifilis (Steindachner, 1882)
- Astroblepus mancoi C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
- Astroblepus mariae (Fowler, 1919)
- Astroblepus marmoratus (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus martinezi Ardila Rodríguez, 2013 [9]
- Astroblepus mendezi Ardila Rodríguez, 2014 [10]
- Astroblepus micrescens C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
- Astroblepus mindoensis (Regan, 1916)
- Astroblepus mojicai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [3]
- Astroblepus moyanensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2014 [7]
- Astroblepus nettoferreirai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [3]
- Astroblepus nicefori G. S. Myers, 1932
- Astroblepus onzagaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [8]
- Astroblepus orientalis (Boulenger, 1903)
- Astroblepus ortegai Ardila Rodríguez, 2012 [11]
- Astroblepus peruanus (Steindachner, 1876)
- Astroblepus phelpsi L. P. Schultz, 1944
- Astroblepus pholeter Collette, 1962
- Astroblepus pirrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
- Astroblepus pradai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [8]
- Astroblepus praeliorum W. R. Allen, 1942
- Astroblepus prenadillus (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Astroblepus putumayoensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [3]
- Astroblepus quispei Ardila Rodríguez, 2012 [11]
- Astroblepus regani (Pellegrin, 1909)
- Astroblepus rengifoi Dahl, 1960
- Astroblepus retropinnus (Regan, 1908)
- Astroblepus riberae Cardona & Guerao, 1994
- Astroblepus rosei C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
- Astroblepus sabalo (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Astroblepus santanderensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
- Astroblepus simonsii (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus stuebeli (Wandolleck, 1916)
- Astroblepus supramollis N. E. Pearson, 1937
- Astroblepus taczanowskii (Boulenger, 1890)
- Astroblepus tamboensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2014 [7]
- Astroblepus theresiae (Steindachner, 1907)
- Astroblepus trifasciatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Astroblepus ubidiai (Pellegrin, 1931)
- Astroblepus unifasciatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Astroblepus vaillanti (Regan, 1904)
- Astroblepus vanceae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
- Astroblepus ventralis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Astroblepus verai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 [8]
- Astroblepus whymperi (Boulenger, 1890)
Distribution and habitat
These catfishes are primarily found in torrential streams in the Andean area of South America and Panama.[1] Two species, A. pholeter and A. riberae, are troglobites adapted to living in subterranean water systems.[12]
Description
Astroblepus catfishes are typically small, less than 15 cm (6 in).[13] The largest species reaches 30 cm (12 in).[1] These fish have suckermouths like those of loricariids. They have two pairs of barbels, maxillary and nasal. The dorsal fin spine lacks a locking mechanism.[1] These fish also have odontodes, tiny teeth on their skin. All species exhibit a conical, pointy type on their fin rays like that found in other loricarioids; three species also exhibit a blunt type that is only found on their skin.[13]
Ecology
Some of these fish are able to live at up to 3500 m altitude and climb the faces of waterfalls.[1] Their climbing ability comes from specially developed pelvic fins, as well as their suckermouths.[13] In their neotropical Andean habitat, dry and wet seasons are quite extreme, and odontodes may help in sensing food, mates, and water flow, as well as help cling to surfaces.[13] They feed upon invertebrates, such as caterpillars and annelids.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
{{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ a b Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2011): Astroblepus itae, Astroblepus acostai. Dos nuevas especies del Río Cáchira y Río Sinú, Colombia. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 16 pp.
- ^ a b c d e Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2015): Five new species of astroblepid fish for Colombian Andes. Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciencias Biológicas, 27 (1): 124-135.
- ^ Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2012): Astroblepus ardilai sp. nov. Una nuevas especie de pez del los Andes del Municipio de Floridablanca, Departamento de Norte de Santander – Colombia. Peces del Departamento de Santander – Colombia. No. 5. 21 pp.
- ^ Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2011). "Astroblepus cacharas (Siluriformes, Astroblepidae), nueva especie del rio Cáchira, cuenca del rio Magdalena, Colombia". Dahlia,. 11: 23–33.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b c d Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2013): Astroblepus hidalgoi – A. floridaensis – A. huallagaensis y A. cajamarcaensis: Cuatro nuevas especies de los Andes del Peru. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 22pp.
- ^ a b c Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2014): Astroblepus tamboensis – A. chinchaoensis y A. moyanensis: Tres nuevas especies de los Andes del Peru. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 22pp.
- ^ a b c d Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2015): Astroblepus verai sp. nov. – A. pradai, A. curitiensis y A. onzagaensis. Cuatro nuevas especies del Departamento de Santander – Colombia. Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico, 2015 (7): 24pp.
- ^ a b Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2013): Astroblepus martinezi y Astroblepus jimenezae: Dos nuevas especies del Río Sinú y Río Atrato, Colombia. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 20pp.
- ^ Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2014): Astroblepus mendezi sp. nov. una nueva especie de pez de Panamá. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 17pp.
- ^ a b Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2012): Astroblepus ortegai y Astroblepus quispei. Dos nuevas especies des los Andes del Perú. Universidad Metropolitana, Departmento del Atlántico. Barranquilla. 16 pp.
- ^ Romero, A. (2001): The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
- ^ a b c d e "Odontode morphology and skin surface features of Andean astroblepid catfishes (Siluriformes, Astroblepidae)". Journal of Morphology,. 254 (2): 139–148. 2002.
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