Astroblepus nicefori

Astroblepus nicefori is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found of the Cauca River and the Magdalena River in Colombia.^[2][3]

Astroblepus nicefori
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1).[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. nicefori
Binomial name
Astroblepus nicefori (G. S. Myers, 1932)

Etymology

Named in honor of Brother Hermano Nicéforo María (1888-1980), Museo del Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá; a Frenchman originally named Antoine Rouhaire Siauzade who became a missionary in Colombia under his monastic name, he sent a collection of Colombian freshwater fishes to Myers, including the type specimen of this one.^[4]