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Lateral view of preserved specimen/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/retropinnus/2.jpg "Astroblepus retropinnus")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/retropinnus/3.jpg "Astroblepus retropinnus")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus retropinnus (Regan, 1908) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Jimenez, western Colombia |
| Synonym(s) | Arges retropinna, Astroblepus retropinnis |
| 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 | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Dagua River and Pacific coastal drainage of Colombia. Colombia Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers, Dagua (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| 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 | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 4), pp 800, Pl. 48 (fig. 2). |
| 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 are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for A. retropinnus | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.2951 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 21 10:05 (species record created: 2011 Jan 31 13:24) |