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| Scientific Name | Ancistrus ranunculus Muller, Py-Daniel & Zuanon, 1994 |
| Common Name(s) | L034, Medusa Pleco |
| Type Locality | Rio Xingú, furo do Tucum Seco, near Arroz Cru, Pará, Brazil |
| Pronunciation | an SISS truss - rah nun kew luss |
| Etymology | The name Ancistrus is derived from the Greek word agkistron, meaning hook, in reference to the interopercular odontodes that are hooked. This specific epithet literally means small frog or tadpole (ranunculus=diminutive frog or tadpole) and refers to its unusually wide head. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 129mm (5.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Mature males and sometimes females have soft tentacles (bushy fleshy growths) on the snout - this is unique to the genus Ancistrus. Although all black, this is an easily identified species of Ancistrus due to its extreme head-width. |
| Sexing | Both sexes exhibit the Ancistrus trademark head-tentacles but they are much more prominent in sexually mature males. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Xingú and Tocantins River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Although still omnivorous, tends to be more of a carnivore than your average Ancistrus. |
| Furniture | Natural habitat is stony streams. Prefers to hide between cracks in the rock-base or under flat stones on the bottom. |
| Compatibility | A good complement to most aquariums, they are not aggressive to other species. Males may fight over territory if kept in too small a tank. |
| Suggested Tankmates | All community fish, small to medium sized cichlids. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 4) - pp290 - Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) natefrog, (2) Trident2004, (3) husky_jim (k: 6), (4) phaedraeos (p: 2), (5) H, (6) DarkAtlas, (7) Devangel, (8) stinger, (9) Kenneth Wong, (10) Edris, (11) Brotox (p: 4), (12) Birger Amundsen, (13) Live, (14) Birger (k: 2), (15) Walter, (16) teknikAL, (17) zhallam, (18) nooneknows (k: 8), (19) Bahney, (20) misscoolkitty, (21) Pungen (k: 4), (22) FuglyDragon (k: 3), who also notes: "2 added 10/08/2009", (23) bcb, (24) kabaltah (k: 4), (25) Lakatu (p: 3), (26) Altifrons, (27) fishkeeper, (28) krazyGeoff (k: 4), (29) EmilyA, (30) thlages, (31) andreogmikela (k: 19), (32) musilvr4eva, (33) Kenny Tay, (34) marangmic, (35) NC24, (36) Donald (k: 6), (37) rayfong, (38) plecomanpat (k: 4), (39) 2wheelsx2 (k: 2), who also notes: "Didn't make it past the first night.", (40) Dee (k: 2), (41) naboo, (42) jvision (k: 4), who also notes: "36"x12" tank w Hamburg filter and 2x 1000gph pumps. 84*F". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | (1) plecomanpat (b: 1). |
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| Last Update | 2008 Jan 16 09:51 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |
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