Astroblepus pholeter

Astroblepus pholeter is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. This cavefish is endemic to the Jumandi Cave in the Napo River basin in Ecuador.^[2][3] The fish has numerous skin denticles that can sense the flow of water.^[4]

Astroblepus pholeter
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. pholeter
Binomial name
Astroblepus pholeter (Collette, 1962)