Astroblepus is a genus of fish in the family Astroblepidae found in South America and Panama. This genus is the only member of its family.[ These catfishes are primarily found in torrential streams in the Andes area.][ The largest species reaches .][ These fish have like those of Loricariidae. They have two pairs of barbels, maxillary and nasal. The dorsal fin spine lacks a locking mechanism.][ These fish also have , tiny teeth on their skin. All species exhibit a conical, pointy type on their fin rays like that found in other Loricarioidea; other species also exhibit a blunt type that is only found on their skin.]
Some of these fish are able to live in high altitude and climb the faces of waterfalls.[ Their climbing ability comes from specially developed , as well as their suckermouths.][ In their Neotropical Andean habitat, dry and wet seasons are quite extreme, and odontodes may help in sensing food, mates and water flow, as well as help cling to surfaces.][ They feed upon invertebrates, such as and .][
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The Astroblepidae were usually placed within Catfish as the sister family of Loricariidae,
Species
There are currently 82 recognized species in this genus:
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Astroblepus acostai Ardila Rodríguez, 2011
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Astroblepus ardiladuartei Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus ardilai Ardila Rodríguez, 2012
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Astroblepus bellezaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus boulengeri (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus brachycephalus (Günther, 1859)
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Astroblepus cacharas Ardila Rodríguez, 2011
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Astroblepus cajamarcaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2013
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Astroblepus caquetae Fowler, 1943
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Astroblepus chapmani (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
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Astroblepus chimborazoi (Fowler, 1915)
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Astroblepus chinchaoensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2014
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Astroblepus chotae (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus cirratus (Regan, 1912)
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Astroblepus curitiensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus cyclopus (Humboldt, 1805)
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Astroblepus dux Posada, 1909
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Astroblepus eigenmanni (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus festae (Boulenger, 1898)
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Astroblepus fissidens (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus floridablancaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2016
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Astroblepus floridaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2013
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Astroblepus formosus Fowler, 1945
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Astroblepus frenatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
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Astroblepus grixalvii Humboldt, 1805
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Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)
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Astroblepus heterodon (Regan, 1908)
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Astroblepus hidalgoi Ardila Rodríguez, 2013
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Astroblepus homodon (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus huallagaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2013
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Astroblepus itae Ardila Rodríguez, 2011
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Astroblepus jimenezae Ardila Rodríguez, 2013
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Astroblepus jurubidae Fowler, 1944
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Astroblepus labialis N. E. Pearson, 1937
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Astroblepus latidens C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
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Astroblepus longiceps N. E. Pearson, 1924
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Astroblepus longifilis (Steindachner, 1882)
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Astroblepus mancoi C. H. Eigenmann, 1928
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Astroblepus mariae (Fowler, 1919)
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Astroblepus marmoratus (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus martinezi Ardila Rodríguez, 2013
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Astroblepus mendezi Ardila Rodríguez, 2014
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Astroblepus micrescens C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
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Astroblepus mindoensis (Regan, 1916)
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Astroblepus mojicai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus moyanensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2014
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Astroblepus nettoferreirai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus nicefori G. S. Myers, 1932
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Astroblepus onzagaensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus orientalis (Boulenger, 1903)
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Astroblepus ortegai Ardila Rodríguez, 2012
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Astroblepus peruanus (Steindachner, 1876)
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Astroblepus phelpsi L. P. Schultz, 1944
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Astroblepus pholeter Collette, 1962
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Astroblepus pirrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
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Astroblepus pradai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus praeliorum W. R. Allen, 1942
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Astroblepus prenadillus (Valenciennes, 1840)
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Astroblepus putumayoensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus quispei Ardila Rodríguez, 2012
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Astroblepus regani (Pellegrin, 1909)
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Astroblepus rengifoi Georg Dahl, 1960
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Astroblepus retropinnus (Regan, 1908)
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Astroblepus riberae Cardona & Guerao, 1994
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Astroblepus rivasae Ardila Rodríguez, 2018
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Astroblepus rosei C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
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Astroblepus sabalo (Valenciennes, 1840)
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Astroblepus santanderensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
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Astroblepus simonsii (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus stuebeli (Wandolleck, 1916)
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Astroblepus supramollis N. E. Pearson, 1937
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Astroblepus taczanowskii (Boulenger, 1890)
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Astroblepus tamboensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2014
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Astroblepus theresiae (Steindachner, 1907)
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Astroblepus trifasciatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
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Astroblepus ubidiai (Pellegrin, 1931)
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Astroblepus unifasciatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
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Astroblepus vaillanti (Regan, 1904)
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Astroblepus vanceae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
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Astroblepus ventralis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
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Astroblepus verai Ardila Rodríguez, 2015
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Astroblepus whymperi (Boulenger, 1890)
