''Ancistomus'' is a
genus
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of
suckermouth armored catfishes found in shallow waters in rapidly flowing rivers in the southeastern
Amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...
in
Brazil
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.
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ancistomus feldbergae''
R. R. de Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel, Zuanon & M. S. Rocha, 2012
* ''
Ancistomus micrommatos''
A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003
* ''
Ancistomus snethlageae''
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1911
* ''
Ancistomus spilomma''
A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003
* ''
Ancistomus spinosissimus''
A. R. Cardoso & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2003
References
Fish of South America
Hypostominae
Catfish genera
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