Ancistrus galani
Perez & Viloria, 1994
dedicated Carlos Galan (speleologist, biologist and collector ot this specie)
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 8 cm
Standard length (documented)
55.8 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
High above sea level
~650 m
Locality
in a cave
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: The males have more and longer tentacle on the head. Often females have only short tentacle/stublles anlong the mouth.
from genus: Standard
unknown
not known
- Sabino, J. & E. Trajano, 1997 "A new species of blind armoured catfish, genus Ancistrus, from caves of Bodoquena region, Mato Grosso do Sul, southwestern Brazil (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Ancistrinae)" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie) P. 73
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 375
- Seidel, Ingo: "Weißlinge von verschiedenen Callichthyiden und Loricariiden"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni / Juli 2018)
- Pérez, A. & Viloria, A., 1994 "Ancistrus galani n. sp. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with comments on biospeleological explorations in western Venezuela" (Mémoires de Biospéologie, Vol. 21, P. 103)
- Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013 "Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Zootaxa 3641 (4): 343–370 )
- 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." (Neotropical Ichthylogy, Vol. 20 No. 1)
- Proudlove, G.S. "Subterranean fishes of the World. An account of the subterranean (hypogean) fishes described up to 2003 with a bibliography 1541-2004" (International Society for Subterrnaean Biology, Moulis, P. 153)
- PCF
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