Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Hypostomini
Genus: Ancistomus
Species: A. feldbergae – A. micrommatos – A. snethlageae – A. spilomma – A. spinosissimus
Name
Ancistomus Isbrücker & Seidel in Isbrücker et al., 2001
Type species: Ancistrus snethlageae Steindachner, 1911
References
Isbrücker, I.J.H., Seidel, I., Michels, J. P., Schraml, E. & Werner, A. 2001. Diagnose vierzehn neuer Gattungen der Familie Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Teleostei, Ostariophysi). DATZ-Sonderheft "Harnischwelse 2" [Special issue "Suckermouth armoured catfishes no. 2"]: 17–24. Reference page.
Ancistomus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes found in shallow waters in rapidly flowing rivers in the southeastern Amazon basin in Brazil.[1]
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[2]
Ancistomus feldbergae R. R. de Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon & M. S. Rocha, 2012
Ancistomus micrommatos A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003
Ancistomus spilomma A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003
Ancistomus spinosissimus A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003
Ancistomus snethlageae Steindachner, 1911
References
van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN 978-0691170749.
Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M. (2015). "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)". ZooKeys (480): 97–123. doi:10.3897/zookeys.480.6540. PMC 4319111. PMID 25685026.
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