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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Arges guentheri, Cyclopium guentheri, Stygogenes guentheri |
| 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 | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Colombia. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (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 | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 113)p.348. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| 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 is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up A. guentheri on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. guentheri on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.2920 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Oct 22 03:48 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 09:09) |