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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus pirrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Cana at Cana, Panama. |
| 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 | 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Known only from Cana River basin. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8), pp 83. |
| 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 | 2021 May 19 03:48 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 15:19) |