Ancistrus yanesha (L 267)

Ancistrus yanesha (L 267)
dedicated Yanesha (indigenous tribe)
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Hypostominae
 
Tribe
Ancistrini
 
Group
Ancistrus
 
Genus
Ancistrus
Synonyms
Vierstreifen-Antennenwels
IUCN Red List:
near threatened
Length (total)
approx.  19 cm
Standard length (documented)
156.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
24 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0
caño Pichanas near San Pedro de Pichanas, río Comparachimuy, río Iscozacín, quebrada Osuz, río San Carlos, ➀ río Nuevo Pozuzo, río Pozuzo = río Chontabamba near Codo del Pozuzo

Pasco, Huánuco

Peru

río Comparachimaz → río Chuchurras | río Iscozacín ⇒ río Palcazú → río Pachitea → río Ucayali → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -10.487,-75.035 ]
Map to Ancistrus yanesha (L 267)
Habitat river width
20.00 - 25.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.50 - 1.00 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
small
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
In water
foliage, deadwood
 
Ancistrus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
 
Ancistrus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
yes
Type of keeping
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.
 
To distinguish the sexes
Caves
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
I / 4 rays
14 soft rays
little longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
I / 6 rays
i / 5 rays
 
Ancistrus - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Chaetostoma lineopunctatum (L 276)
Hemiloricaria lanceolata
Astroblepus sp.
Attonitus irisae
Bryconamericus pachacuti
Characidium sp.
Creagrutus changae
Crenicichla sp.
Farlowella sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Hypostomus sp.
Knodus pasco
Odontostilbe sp.
Rhamdia sp.
Sturisoma sp.
Tahuantinsuyoa chipi
not known
 
Ancistrus - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • Schaefer, C., 1998 "Neu importiert: Diesmal mit L-Nummern" (DATZ) P. 416
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.212
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.232
Pic. 2: Ancistrus yanesha (L 267)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
1, 2
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