Astroblepus festae explained

Astroblepus festae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on south Ecuador.^{[1] [2]}

Named in honor of Italian naturalist Enrico Festa (1868-1939), who collected the type specimen.^[3]

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. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astroblepus festae. FishBase. 2 July 2014.
2. Web site: Astroblepus festae. Aquatab.net. 2 July 2014.
3. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE . 10 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.