Genus

 

Length (total)

Body
height

dorsal
fin
soft
rays

Adi
pose

 

Ancistrus
Kner, 1854
Antennenwelse

30

flat

yes

Tentacles on the head

Araichthys
Zawadzki, Bifi & Mariotto, 2016

11

 

7

Cryptancistrus
Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018

8

 

 

 

Dekeyseria
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985
Rotdornharnischwels

25

very flat

7

yes

afterbody strongly keeled

Guyanancistrus
Isbrücker, 2001

Pseudancistrus (brevispinis-Gruppe)

21

very flat

7

yes

relatively large, very small maxillary barbels

Hopliancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Dreihornharnischwelse

22

very flat

 

yes

three extremely strong odontodes behind the gill cover

Lasiancistrus
Regan, 1904
Deltaschwanzwelse

25

very flat

yes

thick and thin odontodes on the operculum

Neblinichthys
Ferraris, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1889
Neblina-Harnischwelse

10

very flat

yes

males have on the head are long, forward looking odontodes

Pseudolithoxus
Isbrücker / Werner, 2001
Fliegerharnischwelse
Lasiancistrus (anthrax-Gruppe)

20

very flat

yes

very long pectoral fins

Zonancistrus
Isbrücker, 2001
Schmetterlingsharnischwelse
Dekeyseria (brachyura-Gruppe)

18

very flat

7

yes

conspicuous bands, caudal peduncle strongly keeled, long, pointed head

10 entries found

2

Many thanks to

for the pictures

Ingo Seidel

1, 2

Bubu Schmidt

3

Eduardo Baena (CC BY-NC 3.0)

4

Armbruster & Taphorn (CC BY-NC 3.0)

6

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