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Lateral view of preserved specimen/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/simonsii/2.jpg "Astroblepus simonsii")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/simonsii/3.jpg "Astroblepus simonsii")
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus simonsii (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Huaras, Peru, elevation 10700 feet. |
| Synonym(s) | Arges simonsii |
| 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 | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Santa River basin and Pacific coastal drainages of Peru. Peru Pacific Rivers, Santa (click on these areas to find other species found there) Peru Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, 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 | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 317, Pl. 21 (fig. 9). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 21 10:06 (species record created: 2011 Jan 31 14:07) |