Ancistomus
| Ancistomus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ancistomus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Genus: | Ancistomus Isbrücker & Seidel, 2001 |
Ancistomus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes found in shallow waters in rapidly flowing rivers in the southeastern Amazon basin in Brazil.[1]
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ancistomus feldbergae Renildo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Lúcia Helena Rapp Py-Daniel, Jansen Alfredo, Sampaio Zuanon & Marcelo Salles Rocha, 2012
- Ancistomus micrommatos Alexandre Rodrigues Cardoso & Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda, 2003
- Ancistomus snethlageae Franz Steindachner, 1911
- Ancistomus spilomma Alexandre Rodrigues Cardoso & Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda, 2003
- Ancistomus spinosissimus Alexandre Rodrigues Cardoso & Paulo Henrique Franco Lucinda, 2003
References
- ↑ van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN 978-0691170749.
- ↑ Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M. (2015). "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)". ZooKeys (480): 97–123. doi:10.3897/zookeys.480.6540. PMC 4319111. PMID 25685026.