Ancistrus claro
| Ancistrus claro | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. claro |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus claro | |
Ancistrus claro is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Colombia.
Taxonomy
Ancistrus claro was first formally described in 1999 by the German ichthyologist and aquarist Joachim Knaack with its type locality given as the Claro River above the bridge, in the direction of Chapada dos Guimarães in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.[2] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classified the genus Ancistrus in the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes, within the suckermouth armored catfish family Loricariidae.[3] It has also been classified in the tribe Ancistrini by some authorities.[4]
Etymology
Ancistrus claro is classified in the genus Ancistrus, a name coined by Rudolf Kner when he proposed the genus but Kner did not explain the etymology of the name. It is thought to be from the Greek ágkistron, meaning a "fish hook" or the "hook of a spindle", a reference to the hooked odontodes on the interopercular bone. The specific name, claro, is the name of the type locality, the Claro River in Mato Grosso.[5]
Description
Ancistrus claro reaches a standard length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in).[6] Ancistrus species develop soft, bushy tentacles on the snout when sexually mature, these are better developed in the males than they are in females.[7]
Distribution and habit
Ancistrus caucanus is endemic to Brazil, in the Claro River basin, a tributary of the Cuiabá River, in the upper portion of the Paraguay River drainage in the state of Mato Grosso. It is a diurnal riverine species found both in fast rocky stretches of rapids and the areas of slower current between them.[1]
References
- 1 2 Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Ancistrus claro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022 e.T134659910A134659928. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134659910A134659928.pt. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ancistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Armbruster, J. W. and N. K. Lujan (2025). "New tribe-level classification of Hypostominae (Loricariidae) based on optimization of morphological states on DNA-based relationships, with descriptions of three new tribes and two new genera". Neotropical Ichthyology. 22 (4)): 1–32. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0108.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (18 January 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus claro". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ "Cat-eLog LORICARIIDAE Hypostominae Ancistrus claro". PlanetCatfish.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026.