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| Scientific Name | Hopliancistrus xikrin Oliveira, Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel, Birindelli & Sousa, 2021 |
| Common Names | LDA015, Greyspotted Hook Pleco L171, Gråplettet Krogsugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio Bacajá, ca. 2 km upstream from confluence with Rio Xingu, Rio Xingu basin, Altamira, Pará, Brazil, 3°31'10"S, 51°42'35"W. |
| Etymology | (Greek)Hoplon=Weapon + (Greek)agkistron=hook. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | A key to the genus Hopliancistrus can be found here.
Male Hopliancistrus develop very stout recurved odontodes at the corners of the snout. The presence of three stout, strongly recurved odontodes in the cheek mass putatively separate Hopliancistrus from all other Ancistrini; however, the actual number of hypertrophied cheek odontodes is 1-16, with 1-5 of those being stout and recurved. The only other ancistrin that develops hypertrophied odontodes just in the corners of the snout is Lasiancistrus, but Lasiancistrus have the odontodes very thin, like long whiskers; also, Lasiancistrus has three rows of plates on the caudal peduncle vs. five in Hopliancistrus. (Adapted from Armbruster). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Iriri Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | PLoS ONE v. 16 (no. 1): e0244894, pp 24, Figs. 5D, 7D-E, 13. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.321.1401 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Aug 02 00:00) |
