Ancistrus abilhoai

Ancistrus abilhoai is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Iguazu River basin in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The species reaches 10.6 cm (4.2 inches) SL. It was described in 2009 by A. G. Bifi, C. S. Pavanelli, and C. H. Zawadzki, alongside two other species in the genus Ancistrus: A. agostinhoi and A. mullerae.[1][2]

Ancistrus abilhoai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. abilhoai
Binomial name
Ancistrus abilhoai
Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus abilhoai". FishBase.
  2. Bifi, A.G., Pavanelli, C.S., & Zawadzki, C.H. (2009). Three new species of Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil. Zootaxa, 2275, 41-59.


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