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Ancistrus spinosus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916

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Ancistrus spinosus
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Ancistrus: Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Meek & Hildebrand.

Issue
Based on personal observation, the identity of the specimen registered as holotype is doubtful; see Breder (1927:109) for a complementary description of species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

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