Ancistrus kellerae
Ancistrus kellerae is a relatively new species of nocturnal freshwater fish found in the Potaro River and its tributaries.[1] It is a small sized Ancistrus ranging between 1 – 69 mm in body length, being widest right below the opercles and narrowing to the peduncle. Like other fish in the genus Ancistrus, A. kellerae has small papillate located on both the suckermouth and longer ones on the snout.[2]
| Ancistrus kellerae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. kellerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus kellerae De Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster 2019 | |
References
- "Six new species of tentacle-faced fish 'warriors' discovered". The Independent. 2019-02-09. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- De Souza, Lesley S.; Taphorn, Donald C.; Armbruster, Jonathan W. (2019-02-06). "Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species". Zootaxa. 4552 (1): 1–67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1. PMID 30790790. S2CID 73458872.
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