/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/boulengeri/1.jpg "Astroblepus boulengeri")
Lateral view of preserved specimen/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/boulengeri/2.jpg "Astroblepus boulengeri")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/boulengeri/3.jpg "Astroblepus boulengeri")
Ventral view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus boulengeri (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Canelos, eastern Ecuador. |
| Synonym(s) | Arges boulengeri |
| Pronunciation | ass tro bleh puss |
| Etymology | Astroblepus: From the Greek aster, meaning star and and blepos, meaning to look (literally, a star gazer); in reference to the dorsally placed eyes of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. Males possess an elongate urogenital papilla which functions as an intermittent organ for insemination (separate from the anal fin). Females have been found with sperm cells in their ovaries, but internal fertilisation has not been documented. The timing and mechanism of fertilisation is unknown. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 310. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 21 09:30 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 14:17) |