Astroblepus festae (Boulenger, 1898)
Preñadilla,  Bagrecito

Family:  Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: upper Marañon River in southern Ecuador.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Vale de Gualaquiza, east of Ecuador in the upper Amazon (Ref. 6868). Recorded from the upper upper Marañon River in southern Ecuador (Ref. 37058).


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