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The diversity of animals in the Andes is high, with almost 600 species of mammals (13% endemic), more than 1,700 species of birds (about 1/3 endemic), more than 600 species of reptiles (about 45% endemic), and almost 400 species of fish (about 1/3 endemic). [2]
The Andean catfish (Astroblepus ubidiai) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Astroblepidae. The Spanish name for the Andean catfish is preñadilla. It is endemic to the highlands of the Ecuadorian Andes where it lives in mountain streams in four different drainage basins in the Imbakucha watershed. It is a brownish-grey fish growing ...
Fish of the Andes — montane regional freshwater fish of South America. Pages in category "Fish of the Andes" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The many Orestias species in Lake Titicaca differ significantly in both habitat preference [35] and feeding behavior. [36] About 90% of the fish species in the basin are endemic, [34] including 23 species of Orestias that only are found in the lake. [37] Andean coot among totora sedges
They are found in lakes, rivers and springs in the Andean highlands of South America, and several species are considered threatened. [2] They are egg-laying fish that feed on small animals and plant matter. [3] [4] The largest species can reach a total length of 27 cm (10.6 in), but most remain far smaller.
The Titicaca orestias, Lake Titicaca orestias, or Lake Titicaca flat-headed fish (Orestias cuvieri), also known by its native name amanto, is a likely extinct freshwater killifish from Lake Titicaca in South America. It belongs in the pupfish genus Orestias, endemic to lakes, rivers and streams in the Andean highlands. With a total length of up ...
Trichomycterus rivulatus is a species of pencil catfish that is native to high-altitude Andean streams and lakes (including Junin, Poopó and Titicaca) in southern Peru, western Bolivia and northern Chile. [2] It is the largest species in the genus Trichomycterus and grows to a maximum length of 37.4 centimetres (14.7 in) TL. [2]
A. Acanthopoma; Ageneiosus inermis; Ageneiosus ucayalensis; Ageneiosus vittatus; Anadoras grypus; Ancistrus clementinae; Andean catfish; Andeancistrus eschwartzae