Astroblepus festae
Species of fish
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Astroblepus festae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in the upper basins of the Río Marañon and Rio Napo in Ecuador, and in tributaries of the Magdalena-Cauca river drainages in Colombia.[1]
| Astroblepus festae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. festae |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus festae | |
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The specific name honours the Italian naturalist Enrico Festa, who collected the type specimen.[3]
