Hypancistrus phantasma
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Hypancistrus |
| Species: | H. phantasma |
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| Hypancistrus phantasma | |
Hypancistrus phantasma is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[1] This catfish occurs in the Vaupés River in the Rio Negro drainage in the Amazon basin in Brazil. This species reaches a standard length of 12.3 cm (4.8 in)>[2]. Its specific epithet, phantasma, means "phantom" in Latin, referring to the species' notable elusiveness and its pale coloration.[3] [4] It was described in 2016 by Milton Tan and Jonathan W. Armbruster on the basis of coloration, alongside the related species Hypancistrus margaritatus. H. phantasma was described based on only a small number of specimens collected in 1924, and it has reportedly not been collected since, nor is it known in the aquarium trade, unlike H. margaritatus.[5]
References
- 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 phantasma". FishBase. June 2026 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypancistrus phantasma". FishBase.
- ↑ 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.