Biology:Ancistrus saudades

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Short description: Species of freshwater fish

Ancistrus saudades
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. saudades
Binomial name
Ancistrus saudades
De Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019

Ancistrus saudades[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Takutu River, the Ventuari River, the Caroní River, and the Caura River in Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil . The species reaches at least 10.75 cm (4.2 inches) SL and was described in 2019 by Lesley S. de Souza of the Field Museum of Natural History, Donald C. Taphorn of the Royal Ontario Museum, and Jonathan Armbruster of Auburn University alongside five other species of Ancistrus.[2] FishBase does not list this species.

References

  1. "Mindat.org". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-10508778.html. 
  2. De Souza, L. S., Taphorn, D. C., & Armbruster, J. W. (2019). Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species. Zootaxa, 4552(1), 1–67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1

Wikidata ☰ Q111170105 entry