Astroblepus marmoratus
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| Astroblepus marmoratus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. marmoratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus marmoratus | |
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Astroblepus marmoratus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in highly oxygenated rainforest streams and is endemic to the Magdalena River basin in Colombia.[1] This species attains a maximum standard length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[3]
