Ancistrus gymnorhynchus

Ancistrus gymnorhynchus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater species native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Pao River basin in the Orinoco drainage, as well as in coastal rivers of the states of Carabobo and Yaracuy in Venezuela. The species reaches 14.2 cm (5.6 inches) SL and it is known to feed on algae, which it has been noted to be very efficient at removing.[2]

Ancistrus gymnorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. gymnorhynchus
Binomial name
Ancistrus gymnorhynchus
Kner, 1854

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". FishBase.


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