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    Scientific NameAstroblepus mendezi    Ardila Rodríguez, 2014
    Common Name
    Type LocalityProvincia de Panamá, río Piedras, arriba del río Chagres, Panamá.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationass tro bleh puss
    EtymologyAstroblepus: 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. 
    Hop to next section Habitat Information
    DistributionAndean hillstreams, South America
    IUCN Red List Category
    Least Concern
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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    BreedingUnreported 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 ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceUniversidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla, pp 5, Figs. 1-3, 5.
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)