Ancistrus triradiatus
Eigenmann, 1917
based on the three-beam anal fin (in plecos from the upper Meta River)
Synonyms
Dreistrahliger Antennenwels
Hirschgeweih-Antennenwels
Three-rayed bristlenose catfish
Hirschgeweih-Antennenwels
Three-rayed bristlenose catfish
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
quebrada Cramalote near Villavicencio, río Acacias, unnamed creek to laguna Mozambique, río Orotoy, unnamed creek to caño La Raya, río Tomo, caño El Viento, unnamed creek to río Yucao, ➀ río Orinoco, río Abacapa, río Aguaro, quebrada Ajaque, río Aro, río Bum Bum, caño Caiman, río Caripito = río Caripe, río Chaviripa, río Cinaruco, río Claro, caño Curito, río Guanipa, río Guarapiche, río Guárico, río Mánamo, caño Maraca, río Las Marias, río Orocopiche, caño Las Panelas, río Paragua, caño Potrerito, río Quinimari, río Samey, río Tigre, lago Tineo, río Turmero, Llanos
Vichada, Meta, Apure, Amazonas (VEN), Aragua, Monagas, Guárico, Anzoátegui, Portuguesa
Colombia, Venezuela
río Guatiquía ⇒ río Meta | río Apure | río Caroni ⇒ río Orinoco ⇒ Caribic
High above sea level
~1000 m
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Flow
strong
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
yes
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
Catfish Atlas 2
(3 -) 3 - 4 soft rays
I / 7 rays
I / 7 rays
Sympatric with
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus iheringii
Pimelodella avanhandavae
Rhamdia quelen
Hyphessobrycon klausanni
Hypostomus iheringii
Pimelodella avanhandavae
Rhamdia quelen
Hyphessobrycon klausanni
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
06/June/2012
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.182
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.77
- Seidel, Ingo: "Die Zuchtformen des gewöhnlichen Braunen Antennenwelse"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni / Juli 2018) - Werner, Uwe: "Schnorcheln im Río Humadea, einem Zufluss zum Río Meta in Kolumbien"
(Amazonas Mai / Juni 2021)
- Eigenmann, C.H., 1917 "Eighteen new Species of Fishes from Northwestern South America" (Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 56, P. 680)
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; & Camargo, M., 1997 "Peces del Catatumbo" (Asociación Cravo Norte, P. 81)
- Geerinckx, T.; Brunain, M.; Herrel, A.; Aerts, P. & Adriaens, D., 2007 "A head with a suckermouth: a functional-mophological study of the head of the suckermouth armoured catfsih Ancistrus cf. triradiatus (Loricariidae, Siluriformes)" (Belgian Journal of Zoology, Vol. 137 No. 1, P. 47)
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Ballen, G.A.; Herrera-R, G.A.; Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos; E.E.; DoNascimiento, C.; Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, A., 2018 "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species" (ZooKeys, No. 733, P. 75)
- Souza, L.S. de; Taphorn, D.C. & Armbruster, J.W., 2019 "Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4552 No. 1, P. 51)
- 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
1, 2, 3
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