Ancistrus formoso
Sabino & Trajano, 1997
according to the origin rio Formoso
Synonyms
Blind Cave Bristlenose
vulnerable
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
79.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
pH
5.5 - 7.0
Locality
in a cave
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
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Sabino, J. & E. Trajano, 1997 "A new species of blind armoured catfish, genus Ancistrus, from caves of Bodoquena region, Mato Grosso do Sul, southwestern Brazil (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Ancistrinae)" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie) P. 73
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 375
- Seidel, Ingo: "Weißlinge von verschiedenen Callichthyiden und Loricariiden"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Juni / Juli 2018)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 221)
- 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)
- Cordeiro,L.M.;Borghezan,R.& Trajano, E., 2013 "Distribuição, riqueza e conservação dos peixes troglóbios da Serra da Bodoquena, MS (Teleostei: Siluriformes) " (Revista da Biologia, Vol. 10 No. 2, P. 21)
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, 2018 "Peixes" (Livro Vermelho da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada de Extinção, Vol. 6, P. 317)
- 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)
- 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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