Astroblepus orientalis
Species of fish
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Astroblepus orientalis, the Albarregas catfish or Albarregas naked sucker-mouth catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[1] This catfish is found in South America where it is endemic to Venezuela in the drainage basin of Lake Maracaibo.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus orientalis | |
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