Ancistrus mullerae
Biffi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009
dedicated Sonia Fisch-Muller
Synonyms
cascudo-roseta
Length (total)
approx. 16 cm
Standard length (documented)
119.1 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
18 - 25 °C
Paraná
Argentina, Brazil
rio Marrecas | rio Cotejipe | rio Santo Antônio | rio Guarani ⇒ rio Iguaçu = río Iguazu ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata
[ -25.425,-53.125 ]
Habitat river width
3.20 - 4.60 m
(Prefered) River depth
> 0.15 m
Flow
small
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks, clay
On the riverbank
forest
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
present
I / 3 - 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 3 - 4 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Cambeva davisi
Cambeva mboycy
Cambeva stawiarski
Hisonotus yasi
Hypostomus derbyi
Rhamdia branneri
Rhamdia voulezi
Astyanax bifasciatus
Astyanax dissimilis
Astyanax gymnodontus
Astyanax lacustris
Cambeva mboycy
Cambeva stawiarski
Hisonotus yasi
Hypostomus derbyi
Rhamdia branneri
Rhamdia voulezi
Astyanax bifasciatus
Astyanax dissimilis
Astyanax gymnodontus
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax minor
Bryconamericus ikaa
Bryconamericus pyahu
Corydoras carlae
Gymnotus sylvius
Heptapterus sp.
Phalloceros harpagos
Poecilia reticulata
Synbranchus marmoratus
Trichomycterus sp.
Bryconamericus ikaa
Bryconamericus pyahu
Corydoras carlae
Gymnotus sylvius
Heptapterus sp.
Phalloceros harpagos
Poecilia reticulata
Synbranchus marmoratus
Trichomycterus sp.
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
- 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)
- Casciotta, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis, Říčan, Piálek, Dragová, Croci; Montes, Iwaszkiw, Puentes, 2016 "Visibilizando lo invisible. Un relevamiento de la diversidad de peces del Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, A Argentina " (Historia Natural, Vol. 6 No. 2, P. 5)
- Delariva, R.L.; Neves, M.P.; Larentis, C.; Kliemann, B.C.K.; Baldasso, M.C. & Wolff, L.L., 2018 "Fish fauna in forested and rural streams from an ecoregion of high endemism, lower Iguaçu River basin, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 18 No. 3, P. 3)
- 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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