Astroblepus chapmani
Eigenmann, 1912
Synonyms
baboso
Bagre
Boquia Climbing Catfish
Cyclopium chapmani
Negrito
Nukump
Bagre
Boquia Climbing Catfish
Cyclopium chapmani
Negrito
Nukump
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 8 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
15 - 21 °C
Boquia, río Quindío, río Cane-Iguaque, río Grande, río San Rafael, río Coello, río Combeima, quebrada Cay, río Bermellón, río Cocora, quebrada Las Perlas, río Anaime, quebrada Carrizales, im Rio Magdalena-Einzug
Boyacá, Cauca, Quindío, Risaralda, Tolima
Colombia
[ 4.643,-75.584 ]
High above sea level
< 2200 m
Flow
strong
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
7 soft rays
7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
7 soft rays
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 313
- Eigenmann, Carl H., 1913 "Some Results from An Ichthyological Reconnaissance of Colombia, South America" (Indiana University studies, Vol. 1, P. 13)
- Ardila Rodríguez, C.A., 2015 "Cinco nuevas especies de peces astroböépidos para los andes colombianos" (abstract) (Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciencias Biológicas, No. 27, P. 133)
- Ardila Rodríguez, C.A., 2015 "Astroblepus verai sp. nov - A. pradai A. curitiensis y A. onzagaensis Cuatro nuevas especies del departamento de Santander - Colombia"
- Niemiller, M.L.; Zigler, K.S.; Hart, P.B.; Kuhajda, P.R.; Armbruster, J.W.; Ayala, B.N. & Engel, A.S., 2016 "First definitive record of a stygobiotic fish (Percopsiformes, Amblyopsidae, Typhlichthys) from the Appalachians karst region in the eastern United States" (Subterranean Biology, Vol. 20 No. 1, P. 9)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 74)
- Nugra, F.; Abad, D. & Zárate, E., 2018 "Guía De Peces Del Alto Nangaritza "
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