Ancistrus multispinis
Regan, 1912
multispinis (lat.) - many spines
Synonyms
Ancistrus albocinctus
Hemiancistrus albocinctus
Peckoltia albocincta
Weißgürtel-Antennenwels
White-girdled bristlenose catfish
Xenocara multispinis
Hemiancistrus albocinctus
Peckoltia albocincta
Weißgürtel-Antennenwels
White-girdled bristlenose catfish
Xenocara multispinis
Length (total)
approx. 17 cm
Standard length (documented)
142.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
18 - 24 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Type of water
Clear water
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
typical: bright belt at the base of the caudal fin
Sympatric with
Acentronichthys leptos
Hisonotus itaimbezinho
Microglanis cottoides
Pareiorhaphis garbei (LDA 90)
Pareiorhaphis nudulus
Pareiorhaphis stomias
Rhamdioglanis frenatus
Rineloricaria aequalicuspis
Rineloricaria quadrensis
Schizolecis guntheri
Trichomycterus alternatus
Trichomycterus caipora
Astyanax eigenmanniorum
Astyanax jacuhiensis
Astyanax laticeps
Astyanax sp.
Hisonotus itaimbezinho
Microglanis cottoides
Pareiorhaphis garbei (LDA 90)
Pareiorhaphis nudulus
Pareiorhaphis stomias
Rhamdioglanis frenatus
Rineloricaria aequalicuspis
Rineloricaria quadrensis
Schizolecis guntheri
Trichomycterus alternatus
Trichomycterus caipora
Astyanax eigenmanniorum
Astyanax jacuhiensis
Astyanax laticeps
Astyanax sp.
Characidium occidentale
Characidium pterostictum
Cichlasoma portalegrense
Cyanocharax itaimbe
Deuterodon iguape
Deuterodon stigmaturus
Gymnotus sp. aff. pantherinus
Hollandichthys multifasciatus
Hyphessobrycon igneus
Imparfinis sp.
Jenynsia multidentata
Jenynsia unitaenia
Mimagoniates microlepis
Phalloceros cf. reisi
Scleromystax barbatus
Characidium pterostictum
Cichlasoma portalegrense
Cyanocharax itaimbe
Deuterodon iguape
Deuterodon stigmaturus
Gymnotus sp. aff. pantherinus
Hollandichthys multifasciatus
Hyphessobrycon igneus
Imparfinis sp.
Jenynsia multidentata
Jenynsia unitaenia
Mimagoniates microlepis
Phalloceros cf. reisi
Scleromystax barbatus
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
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.168
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.65
- Cramer, Christian: "Harnischwelse einmal anders: Südostbrasilien"
(Amazonas November/Dezember 2011 - "Wels-Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Die Zuchtformen des gewöhnlichen Braunen Antennenwelse"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni / Juli 2018)
- Regan, C. Tate, 1912 "Descriptions of new Fishes of the Familiy Loricariidae in the British Museum Collection" (Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 3 - 4, P. 668)
- Abreu, B.; Corrêa, P.D.T.; Oyakawa, O.T.; Paschoa dos Santos, J.A. & Schmiegelow, J.M.M., 2014 "Fishes from the middle Cubatão River drainage São Paulo State, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 10 No. 5, P. 1031)
- Costa, M.R. da; Mattos, T.M.; Fernandes, V.H. Martinez-Capel, F.; Muños-Mas, R. & Araújo, F.G., 2015 "Application of the physical habitat simulation for fish species to assess environmental flows in an Atlantic Forest Stream in South-eastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 13 No. 4)
- 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)
- Abrahão, V.; Claro-Garcia, A.; Souza-Shibatta, L. & Shibatta, O.A., 2015 "Rapid survey of ichthyofauna from rivers and streams of coastal hydrographic regions of Santa Catarina state, Brazil" (Check List, Vol. 11 No. 5, P. 5)
- 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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for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
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