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Scientific Name | Astroblepus mojicai Ardila RodrÃguez, 2015 |
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Type Locality | Río Peje afluente Nambí, afluente río Telembí, Municipio de Barbacoas, Departamento de Narino, 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. |
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IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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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. |
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Reference | Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciencias Biológicas v. 27 (no. 1), pp 128, Figs. 2B, 3B. |
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 | 2025 Jan 01 12:34 (species record created: 2016 Feb 14 04:04) |