Astroblepus vaillanti
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| Astroblepus vaillanti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. vaillanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus vaillanti | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Arges vaillanti Regan, 1904 | |
Astroblepus vaillanti 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 the Pacific coastal drainages of Ecuador.[1] This species attains a maximum standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[3]
The specific name, vaillanti, honors the French zoologist Léon Vaillant of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, “through whose kindness [Regan] was permitted to examine the specimens in the Jardin des Plantes”.[4]
