''Astroblepus riberae'' is a species of catfish of the family

Astroblepidae ''Astroblepus'' is a genus of fish in the family Astroblepidae found in South America and Panama. This genus is the only member of its family. These catfishes are primarily found in torrential streams in the Andean area. ''Astroblepus phol ...

. This cavefish is endemic to the

Cajamarca region Cajamarca (; qu, Kashamarka; ay, Qajamarka) is a department and region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador. The city has an elevation of above sea le ...

in Peru. Named in honor of

Carles Ribera Carles () is a common Catalan given name of Germanic origin, which also appears as a surname. The English language equivalent is Charles. The name Carles can refer to: People * Carles (name) Places * Carles, Iloilo, a 2nd class municipality in ...

, University of Barcelona, a specialist in cavernicolous spiders, who collected the type specimen from Ninabamba caves in Peru.

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*Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. ''Catalog of Fishes''. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905. . Astroblepus Fish described in 1994 Cave fish Freshwater fish of Peru {{catfish-stub