Astroblepus guentheri

Astroblepus guentheri is a carnivorous species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found in rainforest streams in the basin of the Magdalena-Cauca rivers and in some Pacific slope rivers in Colombia. It is an uncommon and not well studied species.^[3][4][1]

Astroblepus guentheri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. guentheri
Binomial name
Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
Stygogenes guentheri Boulenger, 1887 Arges guentheri (Boulenger, 1887) Cyclopium guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)

Although patronym not identified but clearly in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist Albert Günther (1830-1914), British Museum (Natural History), where the type specimen is housed.^[5]