Description

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Common Names

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祕魯鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

秘鲁鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Raspabalsa , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Loricariidae

Genus: Ancistrus

Species: Ancistrus latifrons (Günther, 1869)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Upper Amazon and Solimões River basins.

Biology

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Facultative or obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

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demersal