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Scientific Name | Astroblepus mancoi Eigenmann, 1928 |
Common Name | South American Hillstream Catfish |
Type Locality | Río Comberciato, Urubamba, Upper Amazon, Peru, elevation 1800 feet. |
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. |
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Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | South America: upper Ucayali River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 2 (no. 7), pp 85. |
Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2019 Sep 25 13:10 (species record created: 2002 Oct 05 00:00) |