/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/mindoensis/1.jpg "Astroblepus mindoensis")
/siluriformes/astroblepidae/astroblepus/mindoensis/2.jpg "Astroblepus mindoensis")
Dorsal view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Astroblepus mindoensis (Regan, 1916) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mindo, western Ecuador. |
| 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: Pacific coastal drainage of Ecuador. Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened, 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 | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 18 (no. 103), pp 80. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for A. mindoensis | |
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 | Look up A. mindoensis on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.28.199.7066 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Sep 13 11:05 (species record created: 2017 Sep 08 15:15) |