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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus chimborazoi (Fowler, 1915) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Junction of Chanchan and Chiguancay rivers, Chimborazo, Ecuador. |
| Synonym(s) | Cyclopium chimborazoi |
| 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 | 25mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Pacific coastal drainages of Ecuador. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| 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 | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 67, pp 241, Fig. 11. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.7046 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:34 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 15:05) |