Hemiancistrus furtivus

Provenzano & Barriga, 2017
Genus uncertain (inc. sed.)
Hemiancistrus furtivus, lateral
furtivus (lat.) = unnoticed, hidden
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Hemiancistrus
 
Genus
Hemiancistrus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
99.8 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
río Silanche near San Francisco de Silanche, río Chamba, estero Chipo, estero Mendoza, río Quinindé, río Tabuche (endemic)

Pichincha, Esmeraldas

Ecuador

río Blanco ⇒ río Esmeraldas → Pacific

[ 0.146,-79.280 ]
Map to Hemiancistrus furtivus
 
Hemiancistrus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
 
Hemiancistrus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: look to head and body shape and pectoral fins: male has angular head, female has wider waist
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin


Dorsal fin

Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
present
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
dark patches
II / 7 rays
dark dots
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Hemiancistrus - overview of fins
in undescribed genus LG 11
Similar catfishes
Hemiancistrus landoni
Map to Hemiancistrus furtivus and similar
not known
 
Hemiancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Hemiancistrus furtivus, lateral
Pic. 3: Hemiancistrus furtivus, dorsal
Pic. 4: Hemiancistrus furtivus, ventral
Pic. 5: Hemiancistrus furtivus, mouth
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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