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Scientific Name	**Astroblepus longifilis** (Steindachner, 1882)
Common Name
Type Locality	Río Huambo and River de Totora at Chirimoto, Upper Amazon, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Arges longifilis
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.
Species Information
Size	70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: upper Huallaga River basin.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19), pp 177.
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: 2017 Sep 08 15:13)