Etymology
para = neben + Ancistrus
Synonyms
Chubby Pleco (Pausbacken-Harnischwels)
Gummi-Harnischwels (Rubber-Pleco)
Gummi-Harnischwels (Rubber-Pleco)
Length (total)
16 - 25 cm
Anatomy
breit, relativ kurz,mit starken Knochenplatten
Body height
very flat
Coloring
graubraun, zeitweise goldgelb
Mouth
Jaw
viele kleine Zähne in fast parallelen Reihen
Sex difference
Kopfform beachten
Others
erster Dorsalstrahl starkt gebogen, Augen relativ klein, riesige Kiemenöffnung
Strinking
of them
of them
first ray of the dorsal severely bent, huge gill opening
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" S.836 - 843
- Seidel, Ingo: "New findings on the family relationships of Hypostominae"
(Amazonas Mai/Juni 2015 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Parancistrus aurantiacus
Castelnau, 1855
Peru; Brazil, Peru
Rio Araquaia ?, Rio Tocantins ?; Río Ucayali - Typusfundort
(Goiás, Ucayali, Loreto)
Castelnau, 1855
Peru; Brazil, Peru
Rio Araquaia ?, Rio Tocantins ?; Río Ucayali - Typusfundort
(Goiás, Ucayali, Loreto)
25
150
25 - 29
yes
16
100
25 - 29
unknown
25
150
26 - 30
Jacqueline H. Bennett-Leaver (Amazonas Nr. 82)
>25
200
25 - 29
unknown
25
150
26 - 30
unknown
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