Jump to content

Ancistrus amaris: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Line 13: Line 13:


[[Category:Fish described in 2019]]
[[Category:Fish described in 2019]]
[[Category:Ancistrus|amaris]]

Revision as of 01:39, 16 March 2022

Ancistrus amaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. amaris
Binomial name
Ancistrus amaris
De Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019

Ancistrus amaris[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco River and Apure River basins in Venezuela. The species reaches at least 11.57 cm (4.6 inches) SL and was described in 2019 by Lesley S. de Souza of the Field Museum of Natural History, Donald C. Taphorn of the Royal Ontario Museum, and Jonathan Armbruster of Auburn University alongside five other species of Ancistrus.[2] FishBase does not list this species.

References

  1. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ De Souza, L. S., Taphorn, D. C., & Armbruster, J. W. (2019). Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species. Zootaxa, 4552(1), 1–67. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1