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Ancistrus temminckii

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Ancistrus temminckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. temminckii
Binomial name
Ancistrus temminckii
(Valenciennes, 1840)

Ancistrus temminckii is a species of armoured suckermouth catfish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes. It is found in Suriname in the Saramacca River, Suriname River and Maroni River basins.[1] Males grow to about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) excluding tail.[1] It is very rarely imported these days, however individuals of the so-called Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus, a fish of which the origin is unknown, are often sold as A. temminckii. The difference between the two species is that the A. temminckii has a dark spot at the base of its dorsal fin, between the first and the second ray.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Torres, A.G. "Ancistrus temminckii". Fishbase. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  2. ^ PlanetCatfish: http://www.planetcatfish.com/ancistrus_temminckii , visited on 10 April 2018