''Ancistrus temminckii'' is a species of armoured suckermouth

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basins. Males grow to about excluding tail. It is very rarely imported these days, however individuals of the so-called ''Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus'', a fish of which the origin is unknown, are often sold as ''A. temminckii''. The difference between the two species is that the ''A. temminckii'' has a dark spot at the base of its dorsal fin, between the first and the second ray.PlanetCatfish: http://www.planetcatfish.com/ancistrus_temminckii , visited on 10 April 2018

References

temminckii Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes Fish described in 1840 {{Hypostominae-stub