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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Parancistrus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.
Issue
Redescription and synonymies based on examination of types by Regan (1904:236) and by Rapp Py-Daniel (1989:239), including also material from Tocantins; illustrations and color description of living specimens by Stawikowski (1991), with ecological notes; 12S and 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences used in a molecular phylogeny of Loricariidae by Montoya-Burgos et al. (1998: figs. 3,4,6; EMBL/GenBank Y08282, Y08330); mitochondrial D-loop sequences used in a molecular phylogeny of Hypostomus and related genera by Montoya-Burgos and Weber (in press, fig 2; EMBL/GenBank AJ318366).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: Ucayali, Tocantins and Xingu rivers.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36713)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36713)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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