Ancistrus chagresi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Ancistrus
Species: Ancistrus chagresi

Name

Ancistrus chagresi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

• Syntypes: MCZ 8026 (2).
• Type locality: Río Chagres, Panama Canal Zone, Panama.
• Etymology: This species was named after the Chagres River (Caribbean Sea drainage) of north central Panama, which was largely impounded to form the Panama Canal.

Synonyms

• Xenocara chagresi (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) – Regan, 1904

References

• Eigenmann, C. H. & Eigenmann, R. S. (1889). Preliminary notes on South American Nematognathi. II. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) 2: 28–56. BHL
• Taphorn, D.C.; Armbruster, J.W.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Ray, K. 2013: Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 3641(4): 343–370. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.4.2 Reference page.