Ancistrus hoplogenys • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Ancistrus hoplogenys** (Günther, 1864)
Common Name(s)	L059
Type Locality	River Capin [=Capim] tributary of Guama River, Para State, Brazil
Synonym(s)	Ancistrus alga, Ancistrus tectirostris, Chaetostomus alga, Chaetostomus cirrhosus punctata, Chaetostomus hoplogenys, Chaetostomus tectirostris
Pronunciation	an SISS truss
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 heavily-armed(hoplon=heavily-armed) chin(genys=chin) and refers to the fringe of soft tentacles around the edge of its snout.
Species Information
Size	160mm (6.3") 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. The rusty reddish orange fin rays are the key to this attractive species, but this feature does diminish with age.
Sexing	Typical for the genus with males possessing the so-called ''bushy nose''. Females also may have much smaller growths on the head but to a much lesser extent.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon, Essequibo and Paraguay River basins. The L-number, L059, was recorded from Ourém with Rio Guamá, Pará, Brazil. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 5-12.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Ancistrus should be fed mainly on vegetarian foods. Prepared foods include algae wafers and spirulina based sinking food. Vegetables such as courgette/zucchini, and (English) cucumber are an excellent addition to the diet, along with the odd, small amount of more meaty foods.
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	Appropriate with most community fish that aren't overly big or aggressive.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Cat. Fishes v. 5 247
Registered Keepers	(1) Cory-Diddi, (2) Armadillo Del Rio, (3) kurasaki, (4) Snowy, (5) obik101, (6) jburke11, (7) CoryLoachFreak, (8) Juha, (9) scotty105 (k: 6), (10) anestesia, (11) Lakatu, (12) Bjørn, (13) Bloodywertzie, (14) fuzzytigerbird, (15) sterba (k: 112), who also notes: "Very nocturnal 82-84temp 30-50us 6-5.5ph", (16) boski87, (17) Nabobmob1, (18) Lusitano972 (k: 10), (19) arthos, (20) bruce3, (21) yogi88, (22) stezatois, (23) soccerwardox. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2007 Dec 30 04:21 (species record created: 2005 Apr 03 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Ancistrus hoplogenys (Günther, 1864)

Common Name(s)

L059

Type Locality

River Capin [=Capim] tributary of Guama River, Para State, Brazil

Synonym(s)

Ancistrus alga, Ancistrus tectirostris, Chaetostomus alga, Chaetostomus cirrhosus punctata, Chaetostomus hoplogenys, Chaetostomus tectirostris

Pronunciation

an SISS truss

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 heavily-armed(hoplon=heavily-armed) chin(genys=chin) and refers to the fringe of soft tentacles around the edge of its snout.

Species Information

Size

160mm (6.3") 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.

The rusty reddish orange fin rays are the key to this attractive species, but this feature does diminish with age.

Sexing

Typical for the genus with males possessing the so-called ''bushy nose''. Females also may have much smaller growths on the head but to a much lesser extent.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Amazon, Essequibo and Paraguay River basins. The L-number, L059, was recorded from Ourém with Rio Guamá, Pará, Brazil.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.0

Temperature

25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

dH 5-12.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Ancistrus should be fed mainly on vegetarian foods. Prepared foods include algae wafers and spirulina based sinking food. Vegetables such as courgette/zucchini, and (English) cucumber are an excellent addition to the diet, along with the odd, small amount of more meaty foods.

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

Appropriate with most community fish that aren't overly big or aggressive.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Cat. Fishes v. 5 247

Registered Keepers

(1) Cory-Diddi, (2) Armadillo Del Rio, (3) kurasaki, (4) Snowy, (5) obik101, (6) jburke11, (7) CoryLoachFreak, (8) Juha, (9) scotty105 (k: 6), (10) anestesia, (11) Lakatu, (12) Bjørn, (13) Bloodywertzie, (14) fuzzytigerbird, (15) sterba (k: 112), who also notes: "Very nocturnal 82-84temp 30-50us 6-5.5ph", (16) boski87, (17) Nabobmob1, (18) Lusitano972 (k: 10), (19) arthos, (20) bruce3, (21) yogi88, (22) stezatois, (23) soccerwardox.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

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