Ancistrus tamboensis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. tamboensis |
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| Ancistrus tamboensis | |
Ancistrus tamboensis 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 Peru.
Taxonomy
Ancistrus tamboensis was first formally described in 1945 by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with its type locality given as Satipo, in the upper Tambo River basin, Ucayali River drainage, Peru, from an elevation of 600 m (2,000 ft).[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 tamboensis is classified in the genus Ancistrus, a name coined by Rudolf Kner, but when he proposed the genus he 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, tamboensis, suffixes -ensis, meaning "of a place", onto Tambo, the name of the river system this species is endemic to.[5]
Description
Ancistrus tamboensis reaches a standard length of 8.2 cm (3.2 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 habitat
Ancistrus tamboensis is endemic to Peru where known from the Upper Amazon basin. This is a benthic fish which lives in clear and white water on rocky, sandy or gravel substrates.[1]
Biology
Ancistrus tamboensis grazes on algae.[1] In the genus Ancistrus the males guard the eggs and fry.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Velasquez, M.; Chocano, L. & Hidalgo del Aguila, M. (2016). "Ancistrus tamboensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49830108A53817893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830108A53817893.en. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- 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 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 June 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 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus tamboensis". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- 1 2 "Cat-eLog LORICARIIDAE Hypostominae Ancistrus tamboensis". PlanetCatfish.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.