Leptoancistrus canensis • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Leptoancistrus canensis** (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Río Cana, Cana, Darien, Panama.
Synonym(s)	Ancistrus canensis
Etymology	Leptoancistrus: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, agkistron = hook Genus: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, agkistron = hook (Thin Ancistrus). Named after "Cana" in the type locality.
Species Information
Size	76mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Central America: Pacific drainages of eastern Panama and Armila River on the Atlantic slope. Panama Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Caribbean Rivers, Armila (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Zool. Ser.v. 10 (no. 8) - pp80
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Leptoancistrus canensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Río Cana, Cana, Darien, Panama.

Synonym(s)

Ancistrus canensis

Etymology

Leptoancistrus: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, agkistron = hook Genus: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, agkistron = hook (Thin Ancistrus).

Named after "Cana" in the type locality.

Species Information

Size

76mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Central America: Pacific drainages of eastern Panama and Armila River on the Atlantic slope.
Panama Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Panama Caribbean Rivers, Armila (click on these areas to find other species found there)