Astroblepus mariae

Fowler, 1919
 
dedicated Hermano Apolinar Maria (Instituto La Salle Bogota)
Synonyms
Cyclopium mariae
Choachi Climbing Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
100.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
16 - 24 °C
unnamed creek to río Blanco near Choachí

Cundinamarca

Colombia

río Guayuriba → río Metica → río Meta → río Orinoco → Caribic

˜[ 4.524,-73.929 ]
Map to Astroblepus mariae
High above sea level
~1800 m
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
absent
possibly rudimentary
I / 6 rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
4 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. 314
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