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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus bellezaensis Ardila RodrÃguez, 2015 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Quebrada La Quitaz, vereda Cachipayal, Municipio La Belleza, Departamento de Santander, Colombia. |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciencias Biológicas v. 27 (no. 1), pp 125, Figs. 2A, 3A. |
| 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. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Feb 13 01:28 (species record created: 2016 Feb 14 04:04) |