Huambo climbing catfish
Astroblepus longifilis (Steindachner, 1882)
Also calledbagre de torrente (spa) · šplhavka vláknitá (ces) · Preñadilla (spa)
Astroblepus longifilis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in South America, in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. In Colombia it occurs in the Magdalena-Cauca river basin and in Pacific slope rivers; in Ecuador it is found in the basin of the Esmeraldas-Guayas rivers; in Peru it is found in the Marañón and Huánuco river basins. This species attains a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2342092.