Could this be a wild-caught Hypancistrus sp. (1) from the Colombia/Venezuela border?

[bekateen]

I found the photo below in the following publication:

Ortega-Lara, A., Y. Cruz-Quintana, y V. Puentes. (Eds.). 2015. Dinámica de la Actividad Pesquera de Peces Ornamentales Continentales en Colombia. Serie Recursos Pesqueros de Colombia – AUNAP. Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca –
AUNAP ©. Fundación FUNINDES ©. 174 p.

Looks like it is

Hypancistrus sp(1)

. Would there be any reason to update the name from sp(1) to sp`Rio_Cinaruco`?

Cheers, Eric

[Acanthicus]

Hi Eric

that's the so called "Platinum", a colourmorph of H. debilittera, it does not only occur/happen in Río Cinaruco, but also in the Río Meta basin.

I would not rename it to mentioned name, because L 474 is sometimes still traded as H. sp. "Río Cinaruco" which might lead to confusion and the hope, that all sp. "Río Cinaruco"/L 474 look like this. Just as it happened with LDA19/the Mega Clown some years ago.


cheers,
Daniel

[bekateen]

Thanks, Daniel. I had heard of it being called the platinum hypan before, but had never heard who it was related to.

Will leave it alone.

Cheers, Eric