Astroblepus regani
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| Astroblepus regani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. regani |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus regani | |
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Astroblepus regani 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 is endemic to northwestern Ecuador in the Santiago-Cayapas drainage system.[1] This species attains a maximum standard length of 16 cm (6.3 in).[3]
The specific name, regani, honors the ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan of the Natural History Museum (London), for his important 1904 monograph on loricariid catfishes.[4]
