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Ancistrus cuiabae Knaack, 1999

Description

Common Names

  • Armored catfish , English , Paraguay

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Loricariidae

    Genus: Ancistrus

    Species: Ancistrus cuiabae Knaack, 1999

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Cuiabá River basin in upper Paraguay River drainage, Brazil.

    • Biology

    Facultative or obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

    Habitat

    demersal