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Close-up of dorsal fin
Close-up of caudal fin

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Ancistrus aguaboensis** Fisch-Muller, Mazzoni & Weber, 2001
Common Names	L032, Bristlenose Catfish Prikket Antennesugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Córrego Agua Boa, small tributary of River Bonito, a left bank tributary of the upper River Tocantins, 10 kilometers from Minaçú-Campinaçu, 13°35'S, 48°14'W, Minaçú, Goiás State, Brazil.
Pronunciation	an SISS truss
Etymology	The name Ancistrus is derived from the Greek word agkistron, meaning hook, in reference to the interopercular odontodes that are hooked. Named for córrego Água Boa in the Upper Tocatins River Basin, Brazil where this species was found.
Articles	- CotM 2020 February
Species Information
Size	67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Mature males and sometimes females have soft tentacles (bushy fleshy growths) on the snout - this is unique to the genus Ancistrus. To date this species is known solely from the photograph taken by Rainer Stawikowski, which evidently shows a female. It was collected from the lower Rio Araguaia, Pará State and Rio Tocantins. The striking feature of the species is the transparent fin membranes of both the dorsal and caudal fins. Pigment is only shown in the fin rays, which are black with white points.
Sexing	Males have large obvious head tentacles, in females they are either very small or non-existent.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Tocantins River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Temperature	23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Ancistrus should be fed mainly on vegetarian foods. Prepared foods include algae wafers and spirulina based sinking food. Vegetables such as courgette/zucchini, and (English) cucumber are an excellent addition to the diet, along with the odd, small amount of more meaty foods. User data.
Compatibility	A good complement to most aquariums, they are not aggressive to other species. Males may fight over territory if kept in too small a tank.
Suggested Tankmates	Appropriate with most community fish that aren't overly big or aggressive.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There are 4 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 12 (no. 4), pp 293, Figs. 3-4.
Registered Keepers	There are 30 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:06 (species record created: 2004 May 10 00:00)