Ancistrus taunayi
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
119.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Weight
0.052 kg
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
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
I / 3 rays
I / 7 rays
I / 7 rays
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 378
- Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1918 "Tres generos e dezesete especies novas de peixes brasileiros determinados nas collecções do Museu Paulista" (Revista do Museu Paulista, Vol. 10)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 224)
- Bifi, A.G.; Pavanelli, C.S. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2009 "Three new species of Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Zootaxa, No. 2275, P. 41)
- Oliveira, R.R. de; Zuanon, J.; Zawadzki, C.H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L., 2015 "Ancistrus maximus, a new species of red-dotted armored catfish from rio Branco, Roraima State, Brazilian Amazon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, Vol. 26 No. 1, P. 81)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
- 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)
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