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Astroblepidae (Naked sucker-mouth catfishes)
Etymology: Astroblepus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, blepo = to look (Ref. 45335); ardiladuartei: Named for the author's son Carlos Alfonso Ardila Duarte.
Eponymy: Carlos Julio Ardila Duarte is a Colombian biologist and is the describer’s son. Astroblepus ardilai was named for his scientific illustrations of the fishes of Bolivar, Colombia. He collected the holotype of A. ardiladuartei. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Río Suratá in Departamento de Santande, Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 24. Astroblepus ardiladuartei is distinguished by having obsolete adipose fin, premaxilla with 0-1 bicuspid teeth and 6-10 conic teeth in external row, 7 soft radii, and 24 vertebrae (Ref. 116456).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ardila Rodriguez, C.A., 2015. Cinco nuevas especies de peces astroblépidos para los Andes Colombianos / Five new species of astroblepid fish for Colombian Andes. Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciencias Biológicas 27 (1): 124-135. (Ref. 116456)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00199 - 0.01264), b=3.12 (2.90 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).