Hemiancistrus medians • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Hemiancistrus medians** (Kner, 1854)
Common Name
Type Locality	No locality [= Suriname].
Synonym(s)	Ancistrus medians
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	340mm or 13.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Maroni River basin. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Lives among rocks in fast, deep water.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
References	Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien v. 7 (256) 281 [6, 31]
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Last Update	2005 Jul 18 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Dec 19 00:00)