Hello catfish freaks,
today I want to introduce you in two articles from the current issue of DATZ (07/2015):
Haakon Haagensen und Daniel Konn-Vetterlein "Ein weiterer Phantomwels aus Kolumbien" (":Another phantom pleco from Colombia")
The authors report the catch and import of a pleco which body is similar to "Hemisancistrus" subviridis (L 200) and "Hemiancistrus" sp. "L 128". This new form comes from Río Vaupés in Columbia(/Brazil). In difference to Hemiancistrus subviridis (green) and Hemiancistrus sp. “L128” (blue) this pleco have a black color. Therefore this form we also call Black Phantom Pleco.
Now we have together with "Baryancistrus" demantoides (L 200 HiFin) four Phantom Plecos.
The new form got the L-number L476. So we call this form "Hemiancistrus" sp. "L476".
On the other side: after the redescription of Hemiancistrus medians the genus Hemiancistrus is monotypic, because all other described “Hemiancistrus” are very different to the type specie. In this sense we can also call this new form as Ancistrini sp. “L476”.
In the same article we can read about a Hypancistrus from Río Vaupés which is similar to Hypancistrus inspector (L102): Hypancistrus cf. inspector.
Uwe Werner "Die Fische des Río Cataniapo" ("The fishes of Río Cataniapo")
The Río Cataniapo is a right-sided tributary of the Río Orinoco. The Río Cataniapo is only few minutes by car south of Puerto Ayacucho. This river is a good destination for a “day of rest” in Puerto Ayacucho. (Another report from Rio Cataniapo you can found there.)
Uwe Werner informs about the fishes from Rio Cataniapo. For example: Guyanancistrus/"Hemiancistrus" guahiborum (L 106), Liosomadoras oncinus, Tatia aulopygia and Platydoras armatulus. You can also read about fishes without plecos like Satanoperca daemon, Geophagus taeniopareius, Satanoperca mapiritensis, Crenicichla sp. “Oricoco”, Mesonauta insignis, Leporellus vittatus, Leporinus niceforoi, Leporinus brunneus.
Uwe Werner writes also information about keeping this fishes in aquariums.
Enjoy reading of DATZ.