Specimen image via iDigBio
Baryancistrus
Sign in to saveBaryancistrus is a genus of freshwater Loricariid catfish. They inhabit flowing sections of rivers, especially clearwater, in the basins of the Amazon (notably Trombetas, Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins) and Orinoco (notably Ventuari) in Brazil and Venezuela. The largest species reach up to in total length.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 243
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- ANSP, ROM, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
- Recorded in
- Gaucha Do Norte, Anapu, Senador José PorfíRio, Brazil, Altamira, VitóRia Do Xingu, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ancistrini
- Image
- Baryancistrus-L18.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Baryancistrus
- taxon name
- Baryancistrus
- topic's main category
- Category:Baryancistrus
- taxon common name
- Cascudo
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- List of ''Baryancistrus sp.'' L-numbers
- See also
- References
Baryancistrus is a genus of freshwater Loricariid catfish. They inhabit flowing sections of rivers, especially clearwater, in the basins of the Amazon (notably Trombetas, Tapajós, Xingu and Tocantins) and Orinoco (notably Ventuari) in Brazil and Venezuela. The largest species reach up to in total length.
Most Baryancistrus are differentiated from other related genera by a membrane connecting their dorsal fin and adipose fin, not present in most other genera.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baryancistrus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.