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Ancistrus Kner, 1854
Taxonomic Serial No.: 164345

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Xenocara Regan, 1904
	Common Name(s):	antenna armored catfish [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2005

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Ostariophysi
	Order	Siluriformes – silures, catfishes
	Family	Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815 – suckermouth armored catfishes, suckermouth catfishes, loricariidés, plecóstomas, armored catfishes
	Subfamily	Hypostominae – armored catfishes
	Genus	Ancistrus Kner, 1854 – antenna armored catfish
		Direct Children:
	Species	Ancistrus aguaboensis Fisch-Muller, Mazzoni and Weber, 2001
	Species	Ancistrus bodenhameri Schultz, 1944
	Species	Ancistrus bolivianus (Steindachner, 1915)
	Species	Ancistrus brevifilis Eigenmann, 1920
	Species	Ancistrus brevipinnis (Regan, 1904)
	Species	Ancistrus bufonius (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)
	Species	Ancistrus caucanus Fowler, 1943
	Species	Ancistrus centrolepis Regan, 1913
	Species	Ancistrus chagresi Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889
	Species	Ancistrus cirrhosus (Valenciennes, 1836)
	Species	Ancistrus claro Knaack, 1999
	Species	Ancistrus clementinae Rendahl, 1937
	Species	Ancistrus cryptophthalmus Reis, 1987
	Species	Ancistrus cuiabae Knaack, 1999
	Species	Ancistrus damasceni (Steindachner, 1907)
	Species	Ancistrus dolichopterus Kner, 1854 – bluechin xenocara
	Species	Ancistrus dubius Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889
	Species	Ancistrus erinaceus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)
	Species	Ancistrus eustictus (Fowler, 1945)
	Species	Ancistrus formoso Sabino and Trajano, 1997
	Species	Ancistrus fulvus (Holly, 1929)
	Species	Ancistrus galani Perez and Viloria, 1994
	Species	Ancistrus gymnorhynchus Kner, 1854
	Species	Ancistrus heterorhynchus (Regan, 1912)
	Species	Ancistrus hoplogenys (Günther, 1864)
	Species	Ancistrus jelskii (Steindachner, 1877)
	Species	Ancistrus latifrons (Günther, 1869)
	Species	Ancistrus leucostictus (Günther, 1864)
	Species	Ancistrus lineolatus Fowler, 1943
	Species	Ancistrus lithurgicus Eigenmann, 1912
	Species	Ancistrus macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1912)
	Species	Ancistrus maculatus (Steindachner, 1881)
	Species	Ancistrus malacops (Cope, 1872)
	Species	Ancistrus maracasae Fowler, 1946
	Species	Ancistrus martini Schultz, 1944
	Species	Ancistrus mattogrossensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
	Species	Ancistrus megalostomus Pearson, 1924
	Species	Ancistrus minutus Fisch-Muller, Mazzoni and Weber, 2001
	Species	Ancistrus montanus (Regan, 1904)
	Species	Ancistrus multispinis (Regan, 1912)
	Species	Ancistrus nudiceps (Müller and Troschel, 1849)
	Species	Ancistrus occidentalis (Regan, 1904)
	Species	Ancistrus occloi Eigenmann in Myers, 1928
	Species	Ancistrus pirareta Muller, 1989
	Species	Ancistrus piriformis Muller, 1989
	Species	Ancistrus ranunculus Muller, Rapp Py-Daniel and Zuanon, 1994
	Species	Ancistrus salgadae Fowler, 1941
	Species	Ancistrus spinosus Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
	Species	Ancistrus stigmaticus Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889
	Species	Ancistrus tamboensis Fowler, 1945
	Species	Ancistrus taunayi Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
	Species	Ancistrus temminckii (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1840)
	Species	Ancistrus trinitatis (Günther, 1864)
	Species	Ancistrus triradiatus Eigenmann, 1918
	Species	Ancistrus variolus (Cope, 1872)

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 08-Apr-2005, website (version 05-Apr-05)
	Acquired:	2005
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Ancistrus

	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Ancistrus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Ancistrus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Ancistrus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Ancistrus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Ancistrus, antenna armored catfish [English]

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