Ancistrus mullerae

Ancistrus mullerae 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 12.5 cm (4.9 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 from the same river basin: A. abilhoai and A. agostinhoi.[1][2]

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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus mullerae". 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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