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Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
Etymology: Astroblepus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, blepo = to look (Ref. 45335); hidalgoi: Named for Max Hidalgo (Dept. de Ictiología, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos de Lima)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126791)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: no spine on adipose fin; first pectoral radius shorter than head longitude; soft branching radii 8; first radius of pelvic fin does not reach the anus; premaxillary with one bicuspid and 7-11 conical teeth in the outermost row; first simple radii of caudal fin no extension; free vertebrae 24 (Ref. 126791).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ardila Rodriguez, C.A., 2013. Astroblepus hidalgoi - A. floridaensis A. Huallagaensis y A. cajamarcaensis Cuatro nueva especies de los Andes del Perú. Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico, 25 p. (Ref. 126791)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).