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Starlight Bristlenose Catfish
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Ancistrus dolichopterus, one of the Ancistrus species called the Bushymouth catfish, is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil. It is found in middle Amazon basin and in the basins of the Rio Negro, the lower Trombetas, the Tefé, the Madeira and the Tapajós Rivers. This species grows to a length of 11.8 centimetres (4.6 in) SL. This species is found in the aquarium trade.
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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 94081.