Biology:Ancistrus bufonius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. bufonius
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus bufonius (Valenciennes, 1840)[2]
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Ancistrus bufonius 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 South America in Bolivia and Peru.
Taxonomy
Ancistrus bufonius was first formally described by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes in volume 15 of Histoire naturelle des poissons published in 1840, with its type locality given as the Apurímac River in Peru, from an elevation of 2,000 m (6,600 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 bufonius 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, bufonius, means "toad-like" a reference to the toad-like body shape of this catfish.[5]
Description
Ancistrus bufonius reaches a standard length of 11.5 cm (4.5 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 habit
Ancistrus brevifilis is found in South America where it occurs in the Ucayali River in Peru and the Beni, Mamoré and Grande River basins in Bolivia. This catfish is found in clear water rivers.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chuctaya, J.; Sarmiento, J.; Carvajal, F. (2016). "Ancistrus bufonius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830324A53818178.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49830324/53818178. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Ancistrus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Ancistrus.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Hypostominae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Hypostominae.
- ↑ Armbruster, J. W.; 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. https://etyfish.org/hypostominae/.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2026). "Ancistrus bufonius" in FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ "Cat-eLog LORICARIIDAE Hypostominae Ancistrus bufonius". https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=1936.
Wikidata ☰ Q5800679 entry
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