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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| Est. World Population: | 13300-23500 |
| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
The species inhabits mountain rivers and streams of fast-flowing, clear waters, situated at anything from 3,000 - 4,900 m in the high Andes to sea level in the south of its range (del Hoyo et al. 1992).
Range:
This taxon is found along the Andes of South America, and occurs in six subspecies: columbiana is found from Venezuela to north Ecuador; leucogenis from central Ecuador to central Peru; turneri in south Peru; garleppi in Bolivia; berlepschi in north Chile and north-west Argentina; and nominate armata throughout most of the Andes of Chile and Argentina.