Ancistrus montanus
Ancistrus montanus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in high-altitude freshwater environments, with the type specimen being collected from an elevation of around 457 m (1500 ft),[2] in the Beni River basin in the upper Madeira River drainage in Bolivia. The species reaches 9.2 cm (3.6 inches) SL.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus montanus (Regan, 1904) | |
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References
- "ITIS - Report: Ancistrus montanus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "Occurrence Detail 1057152794". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Ancistrus montanus". FishBase.
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