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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus curitiensis Ardila Rodríguez, 2015 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Departamento de Santander, Quebrada Curití, Sector Pescaderito, Cuenca río Fonce, Colombia, elevation 1441 meters. |
| 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 | |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Barranquilla, Departamento del Atlántico No. 7, pp 8, Figs. 3C, 4, 6. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Aug 30 12:05 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 15:06) |