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Lasiancistrus volcanensis Dahl, 1941

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Was given the L-number of 312 in the German DATZ magazine of March 2002 until described by José Luis Poveda-Cuellar et al in 2023. Colouration: Head and body with light brown base colour; head with darker mottling, wavy lines and reticulations; body flanks with darker transverse saddles and mottling. Abdomen uniformly light brown. All fins with darker brown bands. Adipose fin uniformly light brown. Similar looking to the larger species of L. caucanus from the Pacific rivers of Colombia. Habitat: Distributed across tributaries of the middle and upper Magdalena River basin and lower Cauca River basin in Colombia. These include Volcán Creek (type locality), La Tebaida Creek, Samaná River, Nare River, Guarinó River, Santo Domingo Creek, Gualanday Creek, Alvarado River, Cunday River and Suaza River. Sexual Differences: Males have longer pectoral fins and have a heavier growth of odontodes behind the gill covers and on the edges of the snout. Aquarium Care: Relatively easy to keep but large males may tend to be territorial. Reproduction: Breeding has proven to be quite achievable in captivity, and happens in typical manner with males guarding the clutch in a suitable cave. Diet: Herbivore: vegetarian food, tablets and pellets, insect larvae, zooplankton and soft wood. Etymology: the specific name volcanensis: –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Río Volcán near its junction to Río San Bartolomé, Antióquia Department, Colombia, type locality.

Common Name:

L312, LDA071

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Middle and upper Magdalena River and lower Cauca River basins, Colombia.

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

25-29°c (77-85°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Not Evaluated.

Reference:

catfishcodex.com/page-one/lasiancistrus
José Luis Poveda-Cuellar, Cristhian Camilo Conde-Saldaña, Francisco Antonio Villa-Navarro, Nathan K Lujan, Jorge Abdala Dergam dos Santos, Phylogenetic revision of whisker-cheeked suckermouth catfishes (Loricariidae: Lasiancistrus) from east of the Andes: five species where once there were two, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 199, Issue 3, November 2023, Pages 688–712,
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Lasiancistrus volcanensis
Male

Lasiancistrus volcanensis
Male

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