Ancistrus tombador

Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertac, 2005
Ancistrus tobador, Holotype
according to the origin Serra do Tombador
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
62.8 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
25 - 28 °C
igarapé Ribeirão Preto near Porto do Gaúchos, rio Arinos basin

Mato Grosso

Brazil

rio Arinos → rio Juruena → rio Tapajós → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -11.658,-57.202 ]
Map to Ancistrus tombador
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
 
 
 
absent
possibly rudimentary
I / 4 rays
(13 -) 14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
Pic. 2: Ancistrus tobador, Holotype
Pic. 3: Ancistrus tobador, Holotype, male, 62.8 mm, igarapé Ribeirão Preto
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