Description

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Common Names

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西蒙氏視星鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

西蒙氏视星鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bagrecito , Spanish , Ecuador

Preñadilla , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Astroblepidae

Genus: Astroblepus

Species: Astroblepus simonsii (Regan, 1904)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Santa River basin and Pacific coastal drainages of Peru.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal