Ancistrus maldonadoi

Bifi & Ortega, 2020
Ancistrus maldonadoi
dedicated Dr. Javier Maldonado-Ocampo (Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia)
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Ancistrus
 
Genus
Ancistrus
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  18 cm
Standard length (documented)
147.2 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
río Salvación, rio Beshuajali, quebrada Culli, rio Queros, río Sabaluyoc, rio Explorada, río Inambari basin

Cuzco

Peru

río Malinowski → río Tambopata | rio Queros ➙ río Pillcopata → río Alto Madre de Dios ⇒ río Madre de Dios → río Beni → rio Madeira → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -12.918,-71.460 ]
Map to Ancistrus maldonadoi
 
Ancistrus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
 
Ancistrus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
Type of keeping
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.
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Anal fin
Caudal fin


Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
 
Ancistrus - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Ancistrus greeni
not known
 
Ancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Ancistrus maldonadoi
Pic. 3: Ancistrus maldonadoi, MUSM 57733, holotype, 114.7 mm SL, male, Peru, Manu, río Madre de Dios basin, río Salvación
Many thanks to
for the pictures
A.G. Bifi & H. Ortega (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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