Cat-eLog Right Loricariidae Right Hypostominae Right The genus Baryancistrus

Down Summary of baryancistrus
Pronounced bah ree ann siss truss
Etymology Greek, barys = heavy + Greek, agkistron = hook - Essentially "Heavy Ancistrus".
Size Smallest 81mm, largest 400mm, average 251mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
Species There are 21 "species" in the database
Keepers 15 species (71%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
1750 1770 1790 1810 1830 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 
Distribution

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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Baryancistrus xanthellusBaryancistrus xanthellus
(41.96%)
2.
Baryancistrus demantoidesBaryancistrus demantoides
(21.4%)
3.
Baryancistrus begginiBaryancistrus beggini
(13.78%)
4.
Baryancistrus sp. (L142)Baryancistrus sp. (L142)
(11.4%)
5.
Baryancistrus chrysolomusBaryancistrus chrysolomus
(9.16%)
6.
Baryancistrus sp. (L115)Baryancistrus sp. (L115)
(0.7%)
7.
Baryancistrus niveatusBaryancistrus niveatus
(0.49%)
8.
Baryancistrus sp. (L019)Baryancistrus sp. (L019)
(0.28%)
9.
Baryancistrus hadrostomusBaryancistrus hadrostomus
(0.21%)
10.
Baryancistrus cf. niveatusBaryancistrus cf. niveatus
(0.14%)
11.
Baryancistrus sp. (L003)Baryancistrus sp. (L003)
(0.14%)
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