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Ancistrus triradiatus Eigenmann, 1918

Image contributors to this species:

Shane Linder (3) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (5) Donald Taphorn (3)

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Relevant Information:

Sexual Differences: Males have, as in this genera, bushy tentacles to the mouth area and the females have them very small. Aquarium Care: As with most of this genus it will do well in an aquarium where it will wipe out any algae. Diet: Feed vegetable foods such as lettuce, cucumber and courgette (zucchini). Will eat most aquarium fare. Reproduction: Relatively easy to breed where the female will deposit her eggs in a confined space such as pipe work. The male will care for the eggs and fry. Etymology: Species name (triradiatus) depicts the three soft rays in the anal fin peculiar to this species.

Common Name:

Three ray bristlenose catfish

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Colombia: Middle and lower Orinoco River tributaries; Valencia Lake and Los Guayos River basin; southern tributaries of Lake Maracaibo basin. Type locality: Quebrada Cramalote, Villavicencio; Andes east of Bogotá, upper Meta basin, Colombia.

Size:

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1995 Aquarien Atlas. Band 4. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Melle, Germany. 864 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Ancistrus triradiatus
Male

Ancistrus triradiatus
Eggs

Ancistrus triradiatus

Ancistrus triradiatus
Male

Ancistrus triradiatus
Mouth view

Ancistrus triradiatus

Ancistrus triradiatus
Female-Head view

Ancistrus triradiatus

Ancistrus triradiatus
Dorsal view

Ancistrus triradiatus
Ventral view

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