| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
6.28 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 28-28. Can be easily distinguished from all congeners except Ancistrus reisi and A. jataiensis by lacking adipose fin. A series of 3 to 5 median, unpaired platelets forming a low crest is present in place of adipose fin. Platelets are followed by at least two dermal plates (more often three) of the dorso-lateral series that join dorsally, vs. platelets nearly immediately followed by the plate-like procurrent caudal rays in A. reisi and A. jataiensis. It further differs from all species of Ancistrus by the unique combination of the following characters: naked margin of snout large and tentacles usually absent in both sexes, body very narrow (cleithral width 27.5-31.2% SL, mean 29.4), and long caudal peduncle particularly depressed (depth 8.3-9.2% SL, mean 8.7) (Ref. 54498).
Description: D i,7; P i,6; V i,5; A i,4; C i,13,i or C i,14,i (Ref. 54498). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits small rivers (Ref. 54498). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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