Astroblepus mariae

Astroblepus mariae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on the Meta River in Colombia and Venezuela.^[1][2]

Astroblepus mariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. mariae
Binomial name
Astroblepus mariae (Fowler, 1919)

Named in honor of Hermano Apolinar Maria (1867-1949), Director, Museum at the Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá, who collected the type species and offered Fowler the opportunity to study it.^[3]