Astroblepus mindoensis (Regan, 1916)
Preñadilla,  Bagrecito

Family:  Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
Max. size:  7.85 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Pacific coastal drainage of Ecuador.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 06 October 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Found in Mindo, western part of Ecuador (Ref. 6868). Recorded from río Yupi, near Nanigal, near the headwaters of río Mindo (Ref. 116456).


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