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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus ventralis (Eigenmann, 1912) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Caldas, Colombia. |
| 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 | 80mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Dagua River basin and Pacific coastal drainages of Colombia. Colombia Pacific Rivers, Dagua (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8] |
| Registered Keepers | None. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Feb 13 02:11 (species record created: 2005 Jun 04 00:00) |
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