Kner, 1853

Internet sources

Genus

 

Length (total)

Body
height

dorsal
fin
soft
rays

Adi
pose

 

Ancistrini
Kner, 1853

35

 

 

not
all

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

Etsaputu
Lujan, Armbruster & Rengifo, 2011

12

normal

7

yes

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

Lipopterichthys
Norman, 1935

10

 

 

 

only 12 soft rays in caudal fin

Lithoxancistrus
Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988
Flachkopfharnischwelse
Pseudancistrus (orinoco-Gruppe)

20

very flat

7

yes

Loraxichthys
Salcedo, 2013

7

flat

 

Micracanthicus
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011

8

flat

 

 

Neblinichthys
Ferraris, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1889
Neblina-Harnischwelse

10

very flat

yes

males have on the head are long, forward looking odontodes

Oligancistrus
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989
Segelflossenharnischwels
Spectracanthicus

20

normal

7

yes

Panaque
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

70

very height

7

yes

jaw mostly strong v-shaped

Parancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Breitkopfharnischwelse

25

very flat

7

yes

first ray of the dorsal severely bent, huge gill opening

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

20

very flat

yes

very long pectoral fins

Soromonichthys
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011

4

flat

7

yes

Zonancistrus
Isbrücker, 2001
Schmetterlingsharnischwelse
Dekeyseria (brachyura-Gruppe)

18

very flat

7

yes

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

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Many thanks to

for the pictures

Ingo Seidel

1, 3

Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain (CC BY 4.0)

2

Bubu Schmidt

4

Eduardo Baena (CC BY-NC 3.0)

5

7, 11, 12

8

The Field Museum - O.M. Ribeiro (CC BY-NC 4.0)

9

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