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Ancistrus dolichopterus Kner, 1854

Description

Common Names

  • Skægfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Bluechin xenocara , English , USA
  • Bushymouth catfish , English , USA
  • Blauer Antennenharnischwels , German , Germany
  • Blauer Antennenwels , German , Germany
  • 奇甲鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 奇甲鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 長鰭鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 长鳍鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Bodó seda , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Cascudo negro aba branca , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Modri rogatec , Slovene , Slovenia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Loricariidae

    Genus: Ancistrus

    Species: Ancistrus dolichopterus Kner, 1854

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: upper and middle Brazilian Amazon River basin and from the Negro, lower Trombetas, Tefé, Madeira and Tapajós River basins.

    • Biology

    Facultative or obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Aquarium keeping: feeds on plants and roots; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).

    Habitat

    demersal