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Colombian Andes, Cundinamarca, 1500m elev./siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/grixalvii/6.jpg "Astroblepus grixalvii")
Colombian Andes, Cundinamarca, 1500m elev./siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/grixalvii/7.jpg "Astroblepus grixalvii")
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Colombian Andes, Cundinamarca, 1500m elev./siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/grixalvii/9.jpg "Astroblepus grixalvii")
Colombian Andes, Cundinamarca, 1500m elev./siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/grixalvii/10.jpg "Astroblepus grixalvii")
Colombian Andes, Cundinamarca, 1500m elev./siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/grixalvii/11.jpg "Astroblepus grixalvii")
Colombian Andes, Cundinamarca, 1500m elev.
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus grixalvii Humboldt, 1805 |
| Common Name | South American Hillstream Catfish |
| Type Locality | Río Palacé, near Popayan, Magdalena River drainage, southwestern Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Astroblepus grixalvae |
| 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. Grixalvii: Named in memory of a Don Mariano Grixalva, a "respectable scholar" who cultivated an interest in the physical sciences in Popayan, Colombia. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Magdalena River Basin. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta, Metica, Guayuriba, Negro (Colombia), Blanco (Colombia) (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 | Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland, Deuxième partie v. 1, pp 19, Pl. 7. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.633 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:33 (species record created: 2007 Jan 30 08:31) |