Baryancistrus niveatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Baryancistrus niveatus** (Castlenau, 1855)
Common Name(s)	L026
Type Locality	Lower Rio Tocantins
Synonym(s)	Hypostomus niveatus, Parancistrus niveatus
Pronunciation	bah ree ann siss truss
Etymology	Greek, barys = heavy + Greek, agkistron = hook - Essentially "Heavy Ancistrus". Niveatus means white spotted, but we're not sure of the origin!
Species Information
Size	300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	A medium sized, territorial pleco.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Brazil: Rio Tocantins Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Ann. Wien. Mus. Naturges.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp25
Registered Keepers	(1) Stone, (2) prairiefire (k: 2), (3) CanadaPleco, (4) Arnestad, (5) Copp81. 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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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Baryancistrus niveatus (Castlenau, 1855)

Lower Rio Tocantins

Hypostomus niveatus, Parancistrus niveatus

Pronunciation

bah ree ann siss truss

Etymology

Greek, barys = heavy + Greek, agkistron = hook - Essentially "Heavy Ancistrus". Niveatus means white spotted, but we're not sure of the origin!

Species Information

Size

300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

A medium sized, territorial pleco.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Brazil: Rio Tocantins
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

Temperature

23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Ann. Wien. Mus. Naturges.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp25

Registered Keepers

(1) Stone, (2) prairiefire (k: 2), (3) CanadaPleco, (4) Arnestad, (5) Copp81.

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.