Ancistrus maximus

Ancistrus maximus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Branco River basin in Roraima, Brazil. The species is notable among members of Ancistrus for its comparatively large size, reaching 20.1 cm (7.9 inches) SL, a characteristic which is also the source of its specific epithet.[2]

Ancistrus maximus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. maximus
Binomial name
Ancistrus maximus
de Oliveira, Zuanon, Zawadzki & Py-Daniel, 2015

References

  1. de Oliveira, R.R., J. Zuanon, C.H. Zawadszki and L.H. Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015. Ancistrus maximus, a new species of red-dotted armored catfish from rio Branco, Roraima State, Brazilian Amazon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 26(1):73-82.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus maximus". FishBase.


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