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Astroblepus martinezi Ardila RodrÃguez, 2013 |
| Family: | Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following characters: well-developed adipose fin without a spine; maxillary barbel of small specimens reaches the operculum, surpasses this structure in large specimens; length of first pectoral-fin ray is greater than the head length, 8 branched rays associated to the third radial; first pelvic-fin ray reaching past the anal aperture; premaxillary with 2 1/2 rows of teeth, the outer row with 9-13 conic and semi-curved teeth and 1-2 bicuspid teeth; caudal fin with equal upper and lower lobes; free vertebrae 25; fifth ceratobranchial with 8 teeth on the upper portion (Ref. 128914). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 October 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||