Transancistrus

Transancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.[1]

Transancistrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Transancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-S., 2015 [1]
Type species
Cordylancistrus santarosensis
Tan & Armbruster, 2012

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

  • Transancistrus aequinoctialis (Pellegrin, 1909) [1]
  • Transancistrus santarosensis (M. Tan & Armbruster, 2012) [1]
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References

  1. Lujan, N.K., Meza-Vargas, V. & Barriga-Salazar, R. (2015): Two New Chaetostoma Group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) Sister Genera from Opposite Sides of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, with the Description of One New Species. Copeia, 103 (3): 651-663.


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