Astroblepus guentheri • Astroblepidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Astroblepus guentheri** (Boulenger , 1887)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Colombia
Synonym(s)	Arges guentheri, Cyclopium guentheri, Stygogenes guentheri
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Cauca and Magdalena River basins, Colombia. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (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	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 113)p.348.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2011 Feb 20 02:32 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 09:09)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger , 1887)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Colombia

Synonym(s)

Arges guentheri, Cyclopium guentheri, Stygogenes guentheri

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.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Cauca and Magdalena River basins, Colombia.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (click on these areas to find other species found there)