Cat-eLog Right Families RightAstroblepidae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Astroblepidae
 
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Pronounced ass tro bleh pid ae
Family Common Name South American Hillstream Catfish
Features Large, powerful suckermouth and head covered in muscle. Similar to Loricariidae but without the head and body armour.
Common Names Andean Catfish, Hillstream Catfish.
Size Smallest 80mm, largest 300mm, average 135mm, most commonly 80mm. All SL.
Species There are 4 "species" in 1 genus in the database
Keepers 4 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution Andean hillstreams, South America

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Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Astroblepus84 species(6 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Astroblepus mancoiAstroblepus mancoi
(33.33%)
2.
Astroblepus grixalviiAstroblepus grixalvii
(33.33%)
3.
Astroblepus taczanowskiiAstroblepus taczanowskii
(16.67%)
4.Astroblepus supramollis(16.67%)
Down Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Astroblepus grixalviiAstroblepus grixalvii
(i:11, k:2, b:0)
2.
Astroblepus mancoiAstroblepus mancoi
(i:13, k:2, b:0)
3.Astroblepus supramollis(i:0, k:1, b:0)
4.
Astroblepus taczanowskiiAstroblepus taczanowskii
(i:3, k:1, b:0)