Astroblepus pholeter Collette, 1962
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Astroblepus pholeter is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes. This cavefish is endemic to the Jumandi Cave in the Napo River basin in Ecuador. The fish has numerous skin denticles that can sense the flow of water. This species reaches a maximum standard length of 7 cm (2.8 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Astroblepus pholeter; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:05:09.724268+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Astroblepus pholeter Collette, 1962
- Name authority
- Collette, 1962
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Astroblepidae
- Genus
- Astroblepus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAstroblepidae Bleeker, 1862
- genusAstroblepus Humboldt, 1805
- speciesAstroblepus pholeter Collette, 1962
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Astroblepus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Astroblepus regani (Pellegrin, 1909) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus rengifoi Dahl, 1960 | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus quispei Ardila Rodríguez, 2012 | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus retropinnus (Regan, 1908) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus riberae Cardona & Guerao, 1994 | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus pirrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus sabalo (Valenciennes, 1840) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus praeliorum Allen, 1942 | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus mindoensis (Regan, 1916) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus simonsii (Regan, 1904) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus orientalis (Boulenger, 1903) | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astroblepus ortegai Ardila Rodríguez, 2012 | AstroblepidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Collette, B. B. (1962). Astroblepus pholeter, a new species of cave-dwelling catfish from eastern Ecuador. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 75: 311–314. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5VW4Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.