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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus itae Ardila Rodríguez, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Departamento de norte de Santander, Municipio de Cáchira, Quebrada La Amoladera -- Vereda Ramírez, affluenta de la parte alta del río Cáchira, elevation 2035 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 | Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla, pp 6, Figs. 2, 3a, 6a, 7a, 9a. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:34 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 15:11) |