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Astroblepus festae

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Astroblepus festae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. festae
Binomial name
Astroblepus festae
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms[1]
  • Arges festae Boulenger, 1898

Astroblepus festae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on south Ecuador.[2][3]

Named in honor of Italian naturalist Enrico Festa (1868-1939), who collected the type specimen.[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Synonyms of Astroblepus festae (Boulenger, 1898)". Fishbase. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Astroblepus festae". FishBase. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Astroblepus festae". Aquatab.net. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

Bibliography

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  • 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.