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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus mariae (Fowler, 1919) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Brook near small village of Choachi, 25 kilometers east of Bogota, Colombia, elevation 1800 meters. |
| Synonym(s) | Cyclopium mariae |
| 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 | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: upper Meta River basin. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta, Metica, Guayuriba, Negro (Colombia), Blanco (Colombia), La Caja (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| 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 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 71, pp 125, Pl. 8. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| 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 are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for A. mariae | |
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 | Look up A. mariae on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. mariae on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. mariae on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.6556 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:34 (species record created: 2015 Dec 16 15:51) |