/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/chotae/1.jpg "Astroblepus chotae")
Lateral view of preserved specimen/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/chotae/2.jpg "Astroblepus chotae")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/chotae/3.jpg "Astroblepus chotae")
Ventral view
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus chotae (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Chota Valley, northern Ecuador. |
| Synonym(s) | Arges chotae |
| 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. Chotae: Named after the Chota Valley, Northern Ecuador, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Pacific coastal drainages, Magdalena and Orinoco River basins. Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (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 2021. |
| 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 313, Pl. 21 (fig. 5). |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 22 03:46 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 14:44) |