Astroblepidae

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iNaked sucker-mouth catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species

around 40

The naked sucker-mouth catfishes are a small family, Astroblepidae, of catfishes found in torrental streams in the Andean area of South America. There is only one genus and around 40 species in this family.

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