| Family: |
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae |
| Max. size: |
12.33 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Rio Uaupes, Rio Negro drainage, Amazon basin in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 4-5. Hypancistrus phantasma differs from all other species of Hypancistrus by its color pattern consisting of a tan base coloration with black spots (vs. a color pattern consisting of a dark base coloration and light spots as in H. contradens, H. inspector, H. lunaorum and H. margaritatus or a color pattern consisting of saddles, vermiculations, bands, or stripes as in H. furunculus, H. debilittera, and H. zebra (Ref. 114591).
Description: anal fin i,3-4; pelvic fin i,5 (Ref. 114591). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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