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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Scobinancistrus: Latin, scobis = sawdust + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Isbrücker & Nijssen.
Issue
See Santos et al. (1984:55, as Panaque sp.) for coloration of living specimens and ecological note; 12S and 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences used in a molecular phylogeny of Loricariidae by Montoya-Burgos et al. (1998: figs. 3 & 6).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Tocantins and Tapajós River basins in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111518); max. published weight: 295.14 g (Ref. 111518)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 36713)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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