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    Scientific NameAstroblepus ardilai    Ardila Rodríguez, 2012
    Common Name
    Type LocalityDepartmento de Santander, municipio de Floridabanca, quebrada Los Palmitos, afluente de la quebrada La Ruitoca, cuenca alta del Río Lebrija, Colombia, elevation 925 meters.
    Type Locality NotesType locality posted at GBIF.org.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationass tro bleh puss
    EtymologyAstroblepus: 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. 
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    DistributionAndean hillstreams, South America
    Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Lower Magdalena, Lebrija (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
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    BreedingUnreported 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 ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferencePeces del Departamento de Santander - Colombia. No. 5, pp [3], Fig. 1, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 13.
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)