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Bristlenose Catfishes
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Bristlenose Catfishes

Ancistrus

Ancistrus is a genus of nocturnal freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, native to freshwater habitats in South America and Panama. Fish of this genus are common in the aquarium trade where known as bushynose or bristlenose catfish. Sometimes, they are called bushynose or bristlenose plecos instead, but this may lead to confusion as "pleco" usually is used for Hypostomus plecostomus and a few of its close relatives.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 77 known species

Ancistrus malacops

speciesAncistrus malacops

Jumbie Teta

speciesAncistrus cirrhosus

Ancistrus trinitatis

speciesAncistrus trinitatis

Ancistrus chagresi

speciesAncistrus chagresi

Ancistrus pirareta

speciesAncistrus pirareta

Ancistrus multispinis

speciesAncistrus multispinis

Ancistrus clementinae

speciesAncistrus clementinae

Ancistrus taunayi

speciesAncistrus taunayi

Ancistrus caucanus

speciesAncistrus caucanus

Starlight Bristlenose Catfish

speciesAncistrus dolichopterus

Ancistrus luzia

speciesAncistrus luzia

Ancistrus temminckii

speciesAncistrus temminckii

Ancistrus claro

speciesAncistrus claro

Ancistrus brevipinnis

speciesAncistrus brevipinnis

Ancistrus megalostomus

speciesAncistrus megalostomus

Ancistrus triradiatus

speciesAncistrus triradiatus

Ancistrus saudades

speciesAncistrus saudades

Ancistrus ranunculus

speciesAncistrus ranunculus

Ancistrus mullerae

speciesAncistrus mullerae

Ancistrus cryptophthalmus

speciesAncistrus cryptophthalmus

Ancistrus formoso

speciesAncistrus formoso

Ancistrus agostinhoi

speciesAncistrus agostinhoi

Ancistrus abilhoai

speciesAncistrus abilhoai

Ancistrus brevifilis

speciesAncistrus brevifilis

Ancistrus centrolepis

speciesAncistrus centrolepis

Ancistrus alga

speciesAncistrus alga

Ancistrus martini

speciesAncistrus martini

Ancistrus erinaceus

speciesAncistrus erinaceus

Ancistrus falconensis

speciesAncistrus falconensis

Ancistrus galani

speciesAncistrus galani

Ancistrus greeni

speciesAncistrus greeni

Ancistrus maximus

speciesAncistrus maximus

Ancistrus shuar

speciesAncistrus shuar

Ancistrus maldonadoi

speciesAncistrus maldonadoi

Ancistrus karajas

speciesAncistrus karajas

Ancistrus krenakarore

speciesAncistrus krenakarore

Ancistrus megacanthus

speciesAncistrus megacanthus

Ancistrus yanesha

speciesAncistrus yanesha

Ancistrus nudiceps

speciesAncistrus nudiceps

Ancistrus dubius

speciesAncistrus dubius

Ancistrus patronus

speciesAncistrus patronus

Ancistrus parecis

speciesAncistrus parecis

Ancistrus tombador

speciesAncistrus tombador

Ancistrus montanus

speciesAncistrus montanus

Ancistrus reisi

speciesAncistrus reisi

Ancistrus piriformis

speciesAncistrus piriformis

Ancistrus sericeus

speciesAncistrus sericeus

Ancistrus stigmaticus

speciesAncistrus stigmaticus

Ancistrus spinosus

speciesAncistrus spinosus

Ancistrus tamboensis

speciesAncistrus tamboensis

Ancistrus tolima

speciesAncistrus tolima

Ancistrus variolus

speciesAncistrus variolus

Ancistrus macrophthalmus

speciesAncistrus macrophthalmus

Ancistrus lithurgicus

speciesAncistrus lithurgicus

Ancistrus maculatus

speciesAncistrus maculatus

Ancistrus marcapatae

speciesAncistrus marcapatae

Ancistrus minutus

speciesAncistrus minutus

Ancistrus miracollis

speciesAncistrus miracollis

Ancistrus cuiabae

speciesAncistrus cuiabae

Ancistrus eustictus

speciesAncistrus eustictus

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