Ancistrus taunayi
| Ancistrus taunayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. taunayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus taunayi A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918[2] | |
Ancistrus taunayi 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 found in southeastern South America.
Taxonomy
Ancistrus taunayi was first formally described in 1918 by the Brazilian zoologist Alipio de Miranda Ribeiro with its type locality given as the Lageado River at Itaqui, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.[2] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classifies 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 taunayi 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, tauneyi, honours the Brazilian historian and novelist Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay, who was director of the director of Museu Paulista.[5]
Description
Ancistrus tauneyi reaches a standard length of 14 cm (5.5 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 tauneyi is endemic to Uruguay River basin in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. There is no information about the biolgy of this species.[1]
References
- 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Ancistrus taunayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T187305A1826194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187305A1826194.en. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Abcistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 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 7 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 7 June 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus tauneyi". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ "Cat-eLog LORICARIIDAE Hypostominae Ancistrus tauneyi". PlanetCatfish.com. Retrieved 5 June 2026.