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Hemiancistrus guahiborum Werneke, Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn, 2005

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Similar to Pseudancistrus sp. (L122) but has a higher body and a more brownish colouration. Colouration: H. guahiborum can be separated from all other Hemiancistrus and all Peckoltia except P. braueri and P. cavatica by having an orange edge to the dorsal and caudal fins. Aquarium Care: Good aquarium habitants for a medium to large tank and you can also house more than one species. They like water movement in the aquarium. Diet: Mainly a vegetarian diet but can also be fed tablet foods and frozen and live foods such as mosquito larvae, brine shrimp and shrimps. Etymology: Named for the Guahibo, a tribe of people inhabiting parts of southern Venezuela and western Colombia for the help some members of the tribe provided in collecting specimens in the upper Río Ventuari. Remarks: Hemiancistrus is also known in some literature as Ancistomus but is also similar to the Peckoltia genera but has a longer body and a naked ventral region.

Common Name:

L106, Spotted Orange Seam Pleco

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Venezuela, middle and upper Orinoco River basin. Type Locality: Venezuela, Amazonas, río Ventuari at raudales Tencua 56 km ESE of San Juan de Manapiare, 05.04968º, -065.62722º.

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

25-29°c (77-85°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

IUCN Red List

Hemiancistrus guahiborum is perhaps the most common species of loricariid catfish in much of its range. It is broadly distributed in the upper Orinoco and is also in the Casiquiare, which drains some of the Orinoco into the Negro River, suggesting that it could also be present in the Negro River. Its distribution includes several protected areas, and most of its distribution is in sparsely populated regions. Although gold mining has increased throughout its range, the species as a whole is unlikely to be threatened with extinction, and is considered Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

All L-Numbers Datz Special.
Armbruster, J.W. 2023. Hemiancistrus guahiborum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
David C. Werneke, Jonathan W. Armbruster, Nathan K. Lujan, and Donald C. Taphorn. Hemiancistrus guahiborum, a new suckermouth armored catfish from Southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) Neotropical Ichthyology, 3 (4):543-548, 2005.

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Hemiancistrus guahiborum
Juvenile

Hemiancistrus guahiborum

Hemiancistrus guahiborum
Dorsal view

Hemiancistrus guahiborum
Head view

Hemiancistrus guahiborum

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