Ancistrus
multispinis (Regan, 1912)
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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.
Breeding: Relatively easy to breed where the
female will deposit her eggs in a confined space such as pipe
work. |
Common
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None |
Synonyms: |
Hemiancistrus albocinctus, Peckoltia
albocincta, Xenocara multispinis |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Atlantic coastal drainage of eastern Brazil, from Macacú
River in the north to Maquiné River in the south.
Type locality: Humboldt and Novo Rivers, Sta. Catherina,
S. E. Brazil [restricted to Humboldt River, Rio Itapocú
basin by lectotype designation]. |
Size: |
14.0cm. (5½ins) |
Temp: |
24-28°c (75-83°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2016.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2016
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Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae
(Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander
and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes
of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
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