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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. |
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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. |
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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) Log in to view data on a 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) |
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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. |
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Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 12 (no. 4), pp 293, Figs. 3-4. |
Registered Keepers | There are 26 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 17 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 13 12:56 (species record created: 2004 May 10 00:00) |