Astroblepus pholeter
Species of fish
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Astroblepus pholeter is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This cavefish is endemic to the Jumandi Cave in the Napo River basin in Ecuador.[3] The fish has numerous skin denticles that can sense the flow of water.[4] This species reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. pholeter |
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| Astroblepus pholeter | |
