Astroblepus
sabalo (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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contributors to this species: |
| Steve
Grant (5)
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| Relevant
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Fishes of the family Astroblepidae
(and its one valid genus Astroblepus Humboldt, 1805) are
found in freshwaters streams (between 200 to 13,400 feet above sea
level) of the tropical Andes from Panama to Bolivia, and occur in
both the western Pacific and eastern Amazonian slope drainage systems
in South and Central America. Astroblepids are closely related to
the Loricariids, and in fact one genus of fish (Lithogenes
Eigenman, 1909) seems intermediate between the two families, having
the shape and form of an Astroblepid, but some plates on the body
and other morphological characters closer to Loricariids. At the
time of writing, Lithogenes is currently placed in Loricariidae.
Aquarium Care: Not an easy family of catfishes
to keep so they would have to have a large tank with rocks and some
appropriate vegetation. The water would need to be fast flowing
and provided with extra oxygen via an air tube fed into the powerhead
flow. The tank should be set up with rocks so as to provide an area
where the water current will be slower. Diet: Live
bloodworm would probably be the staple diet but you may wish to
try glassworm and blackworm (although these won’t tend to
stay on the substrate unless the current takes them there). |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Arges
sabalo |
| Family: |
Astroblepidaeblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America: Upper Ucayali River basin, Peru. Type
locality: le haut, Peru. |
| Size:
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25cm (10ins) |
| Temp: |
15-20°c
(57-67°f.) |
| p.H. |
7.0 -7.8. |
| Reference: |
Grant;
Steven, The Aquarium Gazette: Issue 1; February/March 2008;
ASTROBLEPUS |
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