/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/cacharas/1.jpg "Astroblepus cacharas")
Holotype, 59.2mm SL/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/cacharas/2.jpg "Astroblepus cacharas")
Holotype, dorsal view of head/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/cacharas/3.jpg "Astroblepus cacharas")
Holotype, ventral view of head
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus cacharas Ardila Rodríguez, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Municipio de Cáchira, Quebrada La Escolta, Sector La Escolta, afluente de la parte alta del Río Cáchira, 7°44'47"N, 73°03'04"W, Departamento de Norte 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 | |
| Distribution | Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Lower Magdalena, Lebrija, Cáchira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , 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 | Dahlia (Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ictiólogos, ACICTIOS). v. 11, pp 25, Figs. 2-8. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.7043 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:34 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 15:04) |