Ancistrus
triradiatus
Eigenmann, 1918
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| Shane
Linder (3) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (5) |
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Species name (triradiatus)
depicts the three soft rays in the anal fin peculiar to this species.
As par with this genera, they are omnivores with a leaning towards
a vegetable diet with occasional meaty foods. Males have, as in
this genera, bushy tentacles to the mouth area and the females have
them very small. |
| Common
Name: |
Three ray
bristlenose |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| 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:
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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. |
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Family: Loricariidae
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
Male
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
Eggs
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triradiatus
Eggs
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
Male
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
Mouth view
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
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 Ancistrus
triradiatus
Female - Head view
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