| Family: |
Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Andes, Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Astroblepus quispei is distinguished from other congeners by the following characters:
maxillary wattle doesn't reach beyond the oral disk; first pectoral radius is shorter than head
longitude and has 10 - 11 soft branching radii, 7 of them associated to the third radial; first radius
of the pelvic doesn't go beyond the anus; pre-maxillary with two and a half internal rows of bicuspid teeth; the outermost row with 10 conic teeth; first simple radii of caudal fin with extensions; 23 free vertebrae, the fifth cerato-branchial bone with 5 teeth in the anterior region (ref. 93748). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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