Astroblepus eigenmanni
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| Astroblepus eigenmanni | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. eigenmanni |
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| Astroblepus eigenmanni | |
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Astroblepus eigenmanni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[1] This catfish is found in the Pacific coastal drainages of Ecuador.[2]
The specific name honours the German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann, who lent the describer of this species, Charles Tate Regan, specimens, and who reported this species as Cyclopium cyclopum in 1888.[3]
