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Ancistrus gymnorhynchus Kner, 1854

Description

Common Names

  • 納氏毛鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 纳氏毛鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 罗氏鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 羅氏鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裸吻鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裸吻鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Loricariidae

    Genus: Ancistrus

    Species: Ancistrus gymnorhynchus Kner, 1854

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Upper Pao River basin in the Orinoco River drainage and along coastal rivers of Carabobo and Yaracuy States, Venezuela.

    • Biology

    Facultative or obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Efficient in removing and controlling algae (Ref. 6868).

    Habitat

    demersal