Astroblepus peruanus explained

Astroblepus peruanus is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae.^[1] It was first described by Franz Steindachner in 1875. It is described by Scott Allen Schaefer as being around 6 cm long. It is stated to be found in Amable Maria, Loja.

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. .
• Steindachner, F. (1877). Arges Peruanus. In Ichthyologische Beiträge (Vol. IV, pp. 601–603). essay, Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abt. 1, Mineralogie, Botanik, Zoologie, Geologie und Paläontologie.
• Kullander, S. O., Ferraris, C. J., & Schaefer, S. A. (2003). Family Astroblepidae. In Check list of the freshwater fishes of south and Central America (pp. 312–314). essay, EDIPUCRS.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astroblepus peruanus. FishBase. 3 July 2014.