Fisch-Muller, Sonia;Cardoso, Alexandre R.;da Silva, José F. P.;Bertaco, Vinicius A.
Ancistrus
Sign in to saveAncistrus is a genus of nocturnal freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, native to freshwater habitats in South America and Panama. Fish of this genus are common in the aquarium trade where they are known as bushynose or bristlenose catfish. In the aquarium hobby they are often referred to as bushynose or bristlenose plecos instead, but this may lead to confusion as "pleco" usually is used for Hypostomus plecostomus and its allies and is often used as a catchall term for any loricariids remotely resembling that species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,505
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- TCWC, AUM, USNM, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Peru, Venezuela, Paraguay
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Aquarium maintenance
- Species
- Ecology
- In the aquarium
- See also
- References
Ancistrus is a genus of nocturnal freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, native to freshwater habitats in South America and Panama. Fish of this genus are common in the aquarium trade where they are known as bushynose or bristlenose catfish. In the aquarium hobby they are often referred to as bushynose or bristlenose plecos instead, but this may lead to confusion as "pleco" usually is used for Hypostomus plecostomus and its allies and is often used as a catchall term for any loricariids remotely resembling that species.
==Taxonomy== The type species is Ancistrus cirrhosus. This genus is the largest genus within the tribe Ancistrini.
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