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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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.
Species Information
Size	80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: upper Ucayali River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
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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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2002 Oct 05 00:00)