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Ancistrus multispinis
Ancistrus multispinis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. Native to South America, it occurs in the Atlantic coastal drainage of eastern Brazil, ranging from the Macacu River to the Maquiné River. The species reaches 14.2 cm (5.6 in) SL. With nocturnal habits, the species has been used in studies on the impacts of deltamethrin on fish blood in Brazil.
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Description
Ancistrus multispinis reaches a standard length of 14.2 cm (5.6 in). This species has between 20 and 25 spines on the interopercular. Ancistrus species develop soft, bushy tentacles on the snout when sexually mature, these are better developed in the males than they are in females.
Range & habitat
Ancistrus multispinis is endemic to southeastern Brazil where it can be found in the coastal drainages between the Macacu River draiange and the Maquiné River in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It is found in stretches with a bed consisting of gravel and pebbles, with the flow determined by rainfall where there are moderate to fast currents.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Ancistrus multispinis is classified in the genus Ancistrus, a name coined by Rudolf Kner but when he proposed the genus Kner did not explain the etymology of the name. It is thought to be from the Greek ágkistron, meaning a "fish hook" or the "hook of a spindle", a reference to the hooked odontodes on the interopercular bone. The specific name, multispinis, means "many thorns", an allusion to the many spines on the interopercular.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616147.