Ancistrus greeni
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. greeni |
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Ancistrus greeni 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 probably endemic to Peru.
Taxonomy
Ancistrus greeni was originally described as Chaetostoma maculatum by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan with its type locality given as Rozmaiu in Peru. Regan's name was preoccupied by Chaetostomus (Ancistrus) cirrhosus var. maculata described by Franz Steindachner in 1881. In 2001 Isaac J. H. Isbrücker proposed the replacement name Ancistrus greeni.[2] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classified the genus Ancistrus in the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes, within the suckermouth armoured catfish family Loricariidae.[3] It has also been classified in the tribe Ancistrini by some authorities.[4]
Etymology
Ancistrus greeni 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, greeni, honours the artist artist J. Green, who illustrated Regan’s 1904 monograph of the family Loricariidae.[5]
Description
Ancistrus greeni reaches a total length of 6.5 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
Ancistrus greeni is known only from its type locality, "Rozmaiu, Upper Peru", a location which is uncertain but which is probably in Peru.[1]
Conservation status
Ancistrus greeni is known only from its type locality is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as Data Deficient because the type locality is uncertaina nd there is no information on its population range, threats or biology.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Velasquez, M.; Hidalgo del Aguila, M. (2016). "Ancistrus greeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49829554A53817133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829554A53817133.en. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ancistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 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 28 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 28 May 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus greeni". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ "Cat-eLog LORICARIIDAE Hypostominae Ancistrus greeni". PlanetCatfish.com. Retrieved 28 May 2026.