Astroblepus rosei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This catfish is found in the Jequetepeque River, a Pacific coastal draining river in Peru and in Andean rivers of Colombia where it occurs at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,000 m (3,300 and 6,600 ft). This species attains a maximum standard length of 10 cm (3.9 in).
The specific name honors the botanist Joseph Nelson Rose of the United States National Museum.
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: Q6429334
CoL: 5W84X
EoL: 1157080
FishBase: 49715
GBIF (old): 2342107
iNaturalist: 608726
IRMNG: 10140686
ITIS: 680857
IUCN: 49829753
Open Tree of Life: 3623825
Plazi: 427112BA-1A5B-8042-D9AF-B752E9D0EA2D
WoRMS: 1016669
ZooBank: 09681B83-089B-4DA8-AFC9-49983ACC5248
