Astroblepus grixalvii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in South America in Colombia and Ecuador.
Astroblepus grixalvii is found in the higher basin of the Magdalena-Cauca rivers in Colombia where it is common. In Ecuador it is found in the Esmeraldas and Guayas basin where it is uncommon. It can be found between 1,200 and 2,800 m in altitude.
The specific name memorializes of Don Mariano Grixalva, "a respectable scholar" who lived at Popayán.
Bibliography
Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905.
Wikidata: Q5601016
CoL: J3TH
EoL: 1156977
FishBase: 49595
GBIF (old): 2342069
iNaturalist: 608698
IRMNG: 10139218
ITIS: 680831
IUCN: 49830077
NCBI: 2017950
Open Tree of Life: 3623837
WoRMS: 1022919
