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Astroblepus formosus

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Species of fish

Astroblepus formosus
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species: A. formosus
Binomial name
Astroblepus formosus
(Fowler, 1945)

Astroblepus formosus is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It occurs only on a short stretch of the Ucayali River in Peru.

References

  1. M. Velasquez Quispe; L. Chocano; M. Hidalgo del Aguila (2016). "Astroblepus formosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Astroblepus formosus". FishBase. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. "Astroblepus formosus". aquatab.net. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

Bibliography

  • 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.
Taxon identifiers
Astroblepus formosus


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