niger (lat.) = schwarz
Synonyms
Hemiancistrus niger
Pseudancistrus niger
Guyanancistrus noir
Schwarzer Guyanaharnischwels
Pseudancistrus niger
Guyanancistrus noir
Schwarzer Guyanaharnischwels
Length (total)
approx. 21 cm
Standard length (documented)
165.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.0
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: head and body shape
unknown
 
fin edging: yellow 
fin edging: yellow 
fin edging: yellow 
Sympatric with
Not 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
- W.R.B. Heitmans H. Nijssen & I.J.H. Isbrücker, 1983 "The mailed catfish genus Lasiancistrus Regan, 1904, from French Guiana and Surinam, with descriptions of two new species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde) P. 33
- Knaack, J., 2000 "Ein weiterer neuer Harnischwels aus dem Rio Guaporé: Lasiancistrus guapore n. sp." (Aquaristik aktuell) P. 58
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.310
- Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse" edition: 1 (2008) P.102
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.42
- Norman, J.R., 1926 "Description of nine new freshwater fishes from French Guiana and Brazil" (abstract) (Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 18 Issue 103)
- de Chambrier, S. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I , 2008 "Pseudancistrus corantijniensis, a new species from the Guyana Shield (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a molecular and morphological description of the Pseudancistrus barbatus group" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1918, P. 52)
- Willink, P.W.; Mol, J.H. & Chernoff, B., 2010 "A new species of suckermouth armored catfish, Pseudancistrus kwinti (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coppename River drainage, Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname" (abstract) (Zootaxa, Vol. 2332, P. 41)
- Costa e Silva, G. de S.; Roxo, F.F.; Britzke, R. & Oliveira, C., 2014 "New species of the Pseudancistrus barbatus group (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with comments on its biogeography and dispersal routes" (ZooKeys, Vol. 406, P. 11)
- Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M., 2015 "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)" (ZooKeys, Vol. 480, P. 99)
- Fisch-Muller, S.; Mol, J.H.A. & Covain, R., 2018 "An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex" (PLoS ONE, 13(1), P. 49)
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