Ancistrus cuiabae

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 cuiabae

Name

Ancistrus cuiabae Knaack, 1999

• Holotype: MCP 28671 [ex ZMB 32920] .
• Paratypes: BZM 32921 (9).

Type locality: Pantanal, 36 kilometers southeast of Poconé, in a permanent remnant water of Rio Bento Gome, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

Etymology: named after its type locality, the Rio Cuiba System in Brazil.

References

• Knaack, J., 1999: New Ancistrus species from the Rio Cuiba System, Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Tropical Fish Hobbyist 47 (12): 150–155.

• Severo-Neto, F., dos Santos, P.S., Sczeny-Moraes, E.A. & Paiva, F. 2014. Ancistrus cuiabae Knaack, 1999 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Ancistrinae): First record for the Southern Pantanal. Check List 10(2): 380–381. DOI: 10.15560/10.2.380 Reference page. 

Links

• Ancistrus cuiabae in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Ancistrus cuiabae in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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