Kner, 1853

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Genus

 

Length (total)

Body
height

dorsal
fin
soft
rays

Adi
pose

 

Acanthicus
Spix / Agassiz, 1829
Elfenwelse

120

flat

flat head, heavy growth with odontodes

Ancistomus
Isbrücker & Seidel, 2001
Trugschilderwelse
Peckoltia (snethlageae-Gruppe)

25

normal

7

yes

elongated than Peckoltia

Ancistrini
Kner, 1853

35

 

 

not
all

Ancistrus
Kner, 1854
Antennenwelse

30

flat

yes

Tentacles on the head

Andeancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015

18

normal

7

yes

Araichthys
Zawadzki, Bifi & Mariotto, 2016

11

 

7

Baryancistrus
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989
Prachtharnischwelse

40

height

7

yes

Dorsal fin and adipose fin are connected to a diaphragm

Chaetostoma
Heckel in Tschudi, 1845
Gebirgsharnischwelse

30

very flat

not
all

"rubber mouth"

Cordylancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Breitkopf-Gebirgsharnischwelse

18

very flat

yes

haunch-shaped head

Cryptancistrus
Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018

8

 

 

 

Dekeyseria
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985
Rotdornharnischwels

25

very flat

7

yes

afterbody strongly keeled

Dolichancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Langstachel-Gebirgsharnischwelse

18

very flat

yes

"rubber mouth", many small bristles along the snout

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

Hemiancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Großaugen-Harnischwelse

50

normal

7

yes

Collection of genera

Hopliancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Dreihornharnischwelse

22

very flat

 

yes

three extremely strong odontodes behind the gill cover

Hypancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991

35

normal

yes

relatively small mouth, greatly reduced dentition

Lasiancistrus
Regan, 1904
Deltaschwanzwelse

25

very flat

yes

thick and thin odontodes on the operculum

Leporacanthicus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Rüsselzahnwelse

30

normal

yes

"Buck teeth", upper lip has barbels!

Leptoancistrus
Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Hochgebirgs-Harnischwelse

10

very flat

no anal fin

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

 

Megalancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Riesenkaktuswelse

80

height

yes

massive

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

Panaqolus
Isbrücker & Schraml, 2001
Zwergschilderwelse, Tigerharnischwelse
Panaque (dentex-Gruppe)

20

normal

yes

jaw mostly strong v-shaped

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

Peckoltia
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912
Zwergschilderwels

50

normal

yes

Peckoltichthys
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1917
Flachstirnharnischwelse
Peckoltia (ucayalensis-Gruppe)

15

height

7

yes

elongated, flat forehead

Pseudacanthicus
Bleeker, 1882
Kaktuswelse

100

height

yes

strongly keeled, thorn-like odontodes

Pseudancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Borstenkranz-Harnischwelse

25

flat

yes

long beard from odontodes

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

20

very flat

yes

very long pectoral fins

Pseudoqolus
Lujan, Cramer, Covain, Fisch-Muller & López-Fernández, 2017

20

normal

7

yes

Scobinancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Pfauenharnischwelse

40

flat

7

yes

very few long teeth, elongated

Soromonichthys
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011

4

flat

7

yes

Spectracanthicus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Falsche Rüsselzahnwelse

15

flat

7

yes

"Buck teeth", upper lip has no barbels! very pointed head

Transancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015

10

very flat

7

 

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

3, 9

4, 32, 34

J. J. von Tschudi

6

Juan Guillermo Ospina Pabon (CC BY-NC 3.0)

7

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

8

Bubu Schmidt

11

12

Eduardo Baena (CC BY-NC 3.0)

13

Brenda Irwin

16

17

18, 24, 25, 33

Sandra Udrizar

19

20

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

21

The Field Museum - Michael W. Littmann (CC BY-NC 4.0)

23

The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London (CC BY 4.0)

27

28

29

Ilka Baumann

31

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