Ancistrus gymnorhynchus
| Ancistrus gymnorhynchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. gymnorhynchus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus gymnorhynchus Kner, 1854
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Ancistrus gymnorhynchus[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae, endemic to Venezuela, where it occurs in the upper Pao River of the Orinoco drainage basin and coastal rivers of the Carabobo and Yaracuy states. It reaches 14.2 cm (5.6 in) in standard length and feeds very efficiently on algae.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49829594A176013103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829594A176013103.en. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus gymnorhynchus". FishBase.
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