Ancistrus temminckii
Ancistrus temminckii is a species of armoured suckermouth catfish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes. It is found in Suriname in the Saramacca River, Suriname River and Maroni River basins.[1] Males grow to about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) excluding tail.[1] It is very rarely imported these days, however individuals of the so-called Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus, a fish of which the origin is unknown, are often sold as A. temminckii. The difference between the two species is that the A. temminckii has a dark spot at the base of its dorsal fin, between the first and the second ray.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. temminckii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus temminckii (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
References
- Torres, A.G. "Ancistrus temminckii". Fishbase. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- PlanetCatfish: http://www.planetcatfish.com/ancistrus_temminckii , visited on 10 April 2018
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