Hypancistrus margaritatus
| Hypancistrus margaritatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypancistrus |
| Species: | H. margaritatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypancistrus margaritatus | |
Hypancistrus margaritatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[2] It is known only from its type locality of the Takutu River of Guyana, which is a tributary of the Branco River, which is in turn a tributary of the Rio Negro in the Amazon basin.[1] The species reaches a standard length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).[3] Its specific epithet, margaritatus, means "adorned with pearls" in Latin, referring to its distinctive pearl-like white spots.[4] It was described in 2016 by Milton Tan and Jonathan W. Armbruster on the basis of coloration, alongside the related species Hypancistrus phantasma.[5]
This species appears in the aquarium trade, where it is most frequently referred to by its L-number, which is L-404, but is also known as the pearlspotted angel pleco.[6]
References
- 1 2 Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2024). "Hypancistrus margaritatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T224022333A224022342. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemiancistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypancistrus margaritatus". FishBase. June 2026 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (17 July 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Tan, M. & Armbruster, J. W. (2016). "Two new species of spotted Hypancistrus from the Rio Negro drainage (Loricariidae, Hypostominae)". ZooKeys. 552: 123–135. doi:10.3897/zookeys.552.5956. PMC 4829683.
- ↑ "Hypancistrus margaritatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.