Catfishes found

Criterias:
Country: Venezuela
Genus species supplement - exakt: Ancistrus
Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Ancistrus amaris
Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
 
Venezuela
río Las Marías, río Boconó, río La Yuca, río Masparro, río Michay, río Santa Bárbara
(Barinas, Portuguesa)
Souza, L.S. de; 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"
15
100
25 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus bodenhameri
Ancistrus bodenhameri
Schultz, 1944
 
Venezuela
Río San Pedro, Río Motatán-Einzug
(Trujillo)
Schultz, Leonard P., 1944 "The catfishes of Venezuela, with description of thirty-eight new forms"
PCF
15
80
24 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus brevifilis
Eigenmann, 1920
 
Venezuela
rio Tuy-Einzug, Rio Tiquirito bei El Concejo
(Miranda )
Ancistrus brevifilis, Type
13
100
25 - 29
PCF?
Ancistrus falconensis
Taphorn, Armbruster & Rodríguez-Olarte, 2010
 
Venezuela
río Aurarima, río Hueque-, río Ricoa-Einzug
(Falcon, Yaracuy)
IUCN: vulnerable
Taphorn, D.C.; Armbruster, J.W. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D., 2010 "Ancistrus falconensis n. sp. and A. gymnorhynchus Kner (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from central Venezuelan Caribbean coastal streams"
Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013 "Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M."
PCF
20
120
25 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus galani
Perez & Viloria, 1994
 
Venezuela
Cueva Los Laureles
(Zulia)
Pérez, A. & Viloria, A., 1994 "Ancistrus galani n. sp. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with comments on biospeleological explorations in western Venezuela"
Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013 "Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M."
Proudlove, G.S. "Subterranean fishes of the World. An account of the subterranean (hypogean) fishes described up to 2003 with a bibliography 1541-2004"
PCF
8
60
 
unknown
Ancistrus gymnorhynchus
Kner, 1851
 
Venezuela
río Curarigua, río Capa, Río Aroa, río Tupe, río Guarataro, río Chirgua, río Yurubí, Oberer río Pao-Einzug im Orinoco-Einzug
(Falcón, Lara, Carabobo,Yaracuy)
Xenocara rothschildi = Ancistrus gymnorhynchus, lateral
20
120
24 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus leoni
Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
 
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Río Casiquare, río Orinoco, rio Negro
(Amazonas (BRA) Amazonas (VEN))
Souza, L.S. de; 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"
A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M."
12
80
25 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus macrophthalmus (LDA 74)
Pellegrini, 1912
 
Colombia, Venezuela
Oberer río Orinoco
(Amazonas, Vichada)
Ancistrus macrophthalmus (LDA 74)
12
80
25 - 29
Cichlidenwelt
Ancistrus martini
Schulz, 1944
 
Colombia, Venezuela
río Táchira
(Norte de Santander, Táchira)
Ancistrus martini
16
100
 
unknown
Ancistrus nationi
Ancistrus nationi
Fernández-Yépez, 1972
 
Venezuela
Río Yaracuy-Einzug
(Yaracuy)
PCF
17
120
 
unknown
Ancistrus patronus
Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
 
Brazil, Venezuela
arroyo Agua Linda, arroyo Ore, río Ventuari, río Parucito, río Manapiare, río Orinoco, río Casiquare, río Cinaruco, caño Soromoni, pozo Azul, arroyo Potrerito, arroyo Marueta
(Amazonas, Apure, Bólivar)
Ancistrus patronus
12
60
25 - 29
Catfish Atlas 2
Ancistrus cf. patronus "L 125"

 
Venezuela / Colombia
Río Orinoco-Einzug bei Puerto Ayacucho
(Amazonas)
Lucus, Peter, 1993 "Harnischwelse aus Venezuela"
PCF
12
60
25 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus cf. patronus "L 150"

 
Venezuela
Río Orinoco-Einzug bei Puerto Ayacucho
(Amazonas)
Stawikowski, Rainer, 1994 "Harnischwelse aus Kolumbien und Venezuela"
PCF
25
150
26 - 30
unknown
Ancistrus saudades
Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
 
Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Rupununi River, Yuora River, Sauriwau River, Moco-Moco creek, Kumu creek, Takaika Creek, Tumong Creek, Orinduik Falls
(Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Roraima, Bolívar (VEN))
Souza, L.S. de; 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"
A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M."
14
100
 
unknown
Ancistrus cf. saudades

 
Venezuela
río Samey, río Caura, río Caroní, río Ventuari, río Nichare
(Bolívar (VEN), Amazonas (VEN))
14
100
 
unknown
Ancistrus sp. "L 148"

 
Venezuela
mittlerer Rio Orinoco-Einzug bei Puerto Ayacucho
(Amazonas)
Stawikowski, Rainer, 1994 "Harnischwelse aus Kolumbien und Venezuela"
PCF
12
100
25 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus sp. "L 149"

 
Venezuela
mittlerer Rio Orinoco bei Puerto Ayacucho
(Amazonas)
Stawikowski, Rainer, 1994 "Harnischwelse aus Kolumbien und Venezuela"
PCF
12
100
25 - 29
unknown
Ancistrus sp. "L 486"

 
Venezuela
Río Caura-Einzug, nahe Caura-Lodge
Ancistrus sp. "L 486"
14
100
25 - 29
yes
Ancistrus triradiatus
Eigenmann, 1917
 
Colombia, Venezuela
Quebrada Cramalote, río Cusiana, río Apure, caño Caicara, río Meta-, río Orinoco-Einzug
(Vichada, Meta, Apure, Amazonas (VEN), Aragua, Monagas, Guárico, Anzoátegui, Portuguesa)
Ancistrus triradiatus
12
80
25 - 29
Catfish Atlas 2
Ancistrus yutajae
Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
 
Venezuela
Río Yutajé
(Amazonas (VEN))
Souza, L.S. de; 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"
Walter Willems, 2019 "Entdeckte Welsarten sehen erschreckend aus - "Sie sind Krieger""
12
80
 
unknown
20  entries found.
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1
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)
2
Ingo Seidel
3, 7
Mark Sabaj Perez (iXingu Project)
4
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