Ancistrus leucostictus
Günther, 1864
Synonyms
Ancistrus sp. "Essequibo"
cacao-Ancistrus
Chaetostomus leucostictus
Gelbpunkt-Ancistrus
Gelbpunkt-Antennenwelse
Hvidbræmmet Sugemalle
Weißpunkt-Ancistrus
cacao-Ancistrus
Chaetostomus leucostictus
Gelbpunkt-Ancistrus
Gelbpunkt-Antennenwelse
Hvidbræmmet Sugemalle
Weißpunkt-Ancistrus
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
100.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
yes
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: The males have more and longer tentacle on the head. Often females have only short tentacle/stublles anlong the mouth.
from genus: Standard
unknown
present
4 soft rays
straight
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
4 soft rays
straight
I / 7 rays
6 soft rays
commercially offered Ancistrus leucosticus are mostly Ancistrus sp. ""Rio Ucayali""
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In "Review of Ancistrus ...", in 2019, the species was presented in a completely different look than it was once described. It can be assumed that the holotype has been swapped.
Sympatric with
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- Knaack, J., 1999 "New Ancistrus species from the Rio Cuiba System, Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Tropical Fish Hobbyist) P. 152
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 376
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.162
- Seidel, Ingo: "Antennenwelse der Gattung Ancistrus - Facettenreich wie kaum eine andere Harnischwelsgattung"
(aquaristik - Aktuelle Süßwasserpraxis 2/2010 - "Wels - Presseschau") - Seidel, Ingo: "Welswelten – Wissenswertes, Neues und Ungewöhnliches"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April/Mai 2019)
- Günther, Dr. Albert, 1864 "Siluridae" (Catalogue of the Physostomi in the Collection of the British Museum, P. 248)
- Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)" (Verslagen en technische Gegevens. Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie, No. 22, P. 69)
- Bail, P.Y. Le; Keith, P. & Planquette, P., 2000 "Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane"
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 222)
- Souza, L.S. de; Taphorn, D.C. & Armbruster, J.W., 2019 "Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4552 No. 1, P. 24)
- A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Tapajós and Xingu basins, Brazil, 2022 "Neuhaus, E.B.; Britto, M.R.; Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sousa, L.M." (Neotropical Ichthylogy, Vol. 20 No. 1)
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