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 255mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
Species	There are 23 "species" in the database
Keepers	15 species (65%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time	1750  1770  1790  1810  1830  1850  1870  1890  1910  1930  1950  1970  1990  2010
Most Kept Species
1.	Baryancistrus xanthellus (33.57%)
2.	Baryancistrus demantoides (20.4%)
3.	Baryancistrus beggini (13.1%)
4.	Baryancistrus sp. (L142) (11.35%)
5.	Baryancistrus sp. (L081) (9.76%)
6.	Baryancistrus chrysolomus (9.68%)
7.	Baryancistrus sp. (L115) (0.63%)
8.	Baryancistrus niveatus (0.48%)
9.	Baryancistrus sp. (L019) (0.32%)
10.	Baryancistrus cf. niveatus (0.16%)
11.	Baryancistrus sp. (L003) (0.16%)

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  B. beggini (i:17, k:165)
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  B. cf. niveatus (i:7, k:2)
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  B. chrysolomus (i:20, k:122)
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  B. demantoides (i:21, k:257)
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  B. longipinnis (i:1, k:0)
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  B. niveatus (i:5, k:6)
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  B. sp. (L003) (i:6, k:2)
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  B. sp. (L019) (i:5, k:4)
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  B. sp. (L057) (i:0, k:0)
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  B. sp. (L081) (i:15, k:123)
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  B. sp. (L084) (i:1, k:0)
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  B. sp. (L115) (i:1, k:8)
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  B. sp. (L142) (i:20, k:143)
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  B. sp. (L219) (i:0, k:0)
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  B. sp. (L274) (i:0, k:1)
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  B. sp. (L319) (i:1, k:0)
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  B. sp. (L323) (i:1, k:2)
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  B. sp. (L324) (i:1, k:1)
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  B. sp. (L364) (i:1, k:1)
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  B. sp. (L384) (i:0, k:0)
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  B. sp. (LDA082) (i:0, k:0)
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  B. sp. `BELO MONTE` (i:4, k:0)
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  B. xanthellus (i:36, k:423)

Distribution of selected Baryancistrus species
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