Biology:Bushymouth catfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Bushymouth catfish
Ancistrus dolichopterus Kner, 1854 type.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. dolichopterus
Binomial name
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Kner, 1854

Ancistrus dolichopterus, one of the Ancistrus species called the bushymouth catfish, is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil . It is found in middle Amazon basin and in the basins of the Rio Negro, the lower Trombetas, the Tefé, the Madeira and the Tapajós Rivers. This species grows to a length of 11.8 centimetres (4.6 in) SL. This species is found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q882607 entry