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Scientific Name	**Astroblepus unifasciatus** (Eigenmann, 1912)
Common Name
Type Locality	Caldas, Colombia.
Synonym(s)	*Cyclopium unifasciatum*
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	Andean hillstreams, South America Colombia Pacific Rivers, Dagua (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , 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	Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8], pp 15.
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Last Update	Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)