Astroblepus chapmani
Species of fish
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Astroblepus chapmani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in the Magdalena, Cauca and San Juan rivers in Colombia.[1] This fish attains a maximum standard length of 12.3 cm (4.8 in).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. chapmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus chapmani (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cyclopium chapmani C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 | |
Although the patronym in the specific name was not identified, Eigenmann mentioned a "Dr. F. M. Chapman" in a later (1942) publication, who was a traveling companion in South America; this may have been ornithologist Frank M. Chapman, of the American Museum of Natural History.[4]
