PlanetCatfish.com - Hemiancistrus guahiborum (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

Male & female, dorsal view
Male, showing pectoral odontodes
Luteinized (xanthic?) form

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hemiancistrus guahiborum** Werneke, Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn, 2005
Common Names	L106, Spotted Orange Seam Pleco Orangerandet Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Ventuari at raudales Tencua, 56 kilometers ese of San Juan de Manapiare, 05.04968°N, 065.62722°W, Amazonas, Venezuela.
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. Named for the Guahibo, a tribe of people inhabiting parts of southern Venezuela and western Colombia for the help some members of the tribe provided in collecting specimens in the upper río Ventuari.
Articles	- CotM 2015 June
Species Information
Size	125mm or 4.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Hemiancistrus guahiborum is distinguishable from the similar L122 by the formers higher body.
Sexing	Females reach sexual maturity as small as 44mm (average female size, 64mm); males reach sexual maturity as small as 50mm (average male size, 75mm).
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Orinoco River drainage, Venezuela. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caura (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ocamo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Bita (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	25.0-31.0°C or 77-87.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Natural habitat: Rocky region of river, heterogeneous structure consisting of porous rocks interspersed with solid rocks. Example, the Rio Bita: Average temperature, 30.9 ± 0.3°C (maximum, 31.1°C; minimum, 30.1°C), highly oxygenated (8.2 ± 0.1 mg O2/L), and slightly acidic (pH 6.6 ± 0.1).
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Gut analysis indicates a diet consisting at least partly of bloodworms and other insect larvae/pupa. User data.
Furniture	The natural habitat of this fish is crevices on rocky bottom.
Breeding	Unreported in captivity. In nature, breeds year-round; gravid females (typically carrying 48 ± 19 oocytes, minimum 39, maximum, 143) and juveniles are found all months of the year. Evidence suggests that spawning is not triggered by environmental changes such as flooding-induced decreases in water hardness. Males guard nests.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 544, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There are 87 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There are 14 wishes to keep this species, see who wants what.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 38 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
Forum BBCode

	Search for H. guahiborum
	Look up H. guahiborum on AquaticRepublic.com
	Look up H. guahiborum on Fishbase
	Look up H. guahiborum on Encyclopedia of Life
	Look up H. guahiborum on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
	LFS label creator
Last Update	2020 Nov 08 05:24 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)