Astroblepus pholeter
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. pholeter
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus pholeter (Collette, 1962)
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Astroblepus pholeter is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. This cavefish is endemic to the Jumandi Cave in the Napo River basin in Ecuador.[2][3] The fish has numerous skin denticles that can sense the flow of water.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Astroblepus pholeter". FishBase. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Romero, A. (2001). The biology of hypogean fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Springer Netherlands. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4020-0076-8.
- ^ 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.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
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