Intromittent organ of sexually mature male. (A) Lateral view. (B) Ventral view. af, anal fin.
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus sabalo (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name | South American Hillstream Catfish |
| Type Locality | Río Apurimac, north of Cusco, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Arges sabalo |
| 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 | Andean hillstreams, South America Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Upper Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , a distribution map 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 | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 335, Pl. 444-445. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.1768 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |