Hemiancistrus pankimpuju • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Hemiancistrus pankimpuju** Lujan & Chamon, 2008
Common Name(s)	L350, Coal Pleco, Peruvian Lyre-tail
Etymology	Greek, hemi = the half. While the Greek, agkistron = hook, is thought to be the root of the term ancistrus, hemiancistrus can be taken to mean that these species have a part (not exactly HALF) of the features of the genus Ancistrus, but not ALL of the features.
Species Information
Size	400mm (15.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Rio Huallaga, Peru Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga (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	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 19: 271–282
Registered Keepers	(1) ichhater (p: 2), (2) matthewfaulkner. 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	2008 Dec 04 04:36 (species record created: 2001 Dec 01 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Hemiancistrus pankimpuju Lujan & Chamon, 2008

L350, Coal Pleco, Peruvian Lyre-tail

Greek, hemi = the half. While the Greek, agkistron = hook, is thought to be the root of the term ancistrus, hemiancistrus can be taken to mean that these species have a part (not exactly HALF) of the features of the genus Ancistrus, but not ALL of the features.

Species Information

Size

400mm (15.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Rio Huallaga, Peru
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga (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

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 19: 271–282

Registered Keepers

(1) ichhater (p: 2), (2) matthewfaulkner.

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.