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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus acostai Ardila Rodríguez, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Departamento de Códoba, Minicipio de Tierralta, Quebrada Tuis Tuis, parte alta del río Sinú, elevation 260 meters. |
| 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 | |
| Distribution | Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Sinú (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| 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 | Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla, pp 6, Figs. 3b, 4, 6b, 7b, 8, 9b, 10a. |
| 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 | 2025 Jan 01 12:34 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 14:15) |