Ancistrus_leoni

<i>Ancistrus leoni</i>

Ancistrus leoni

Species of catfish

Ancistrus leoni is a species of catfish native to South America, specifically the Amazon basin and the Orinoco Basin.[2]

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Description

Ancistrus leoni is around 81.6 millimetres (3.21 in) long.[3] It can survive in temperatures of 25–29 °C (77–84 °F).[4] The fish was named after Oscar León Mata (1964-2018).[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Ancistrus leoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T176108827A176108876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176108827A176108876.en. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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    "New species of spiky-faced catfish discovered". Animals. 2019-02-11. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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    "FIGURE 11. Holotype of Ancistrus leoni in dorsal, lateral, and ventral..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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    "Ancistrus leoni – L-numbers database – Welsfans". Southamerica fans. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. [5]
    "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies HYPOSTOMINAE, RHINELEPINAE and DELTURINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 40.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Ancistrus leoni" in FishBase. February 2024 version.


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