Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis

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Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018

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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Guyanancistrus: Composed from Guyana + see under Ancistrus;  brownsbergensis: Named after the Brownsberg Nature Park in Brownsberg Mountains, in which it was found, and which is presently under threat from illegal gold mining..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς); pH range: 7.0 - 7.5. Tropical; 23°C - 23°C (Ref. 116863)

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South America: upper Kumbu Creek in the Brownsberg Nature Park, Brownsberg Mountains in Suriname.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 116863)

Short description Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά): 2; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά): 7; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 6.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

The type locality in the upper Kumbu Creek at Kumbu Falls (430 m asl) is a small mountain stream with 2.5-3.7 m width, 28-50 cm water depth, with cool (23.1-23.2°C) water, high dissolved oxygen content of 93-96% saturation and 7.08-7.72 mg/L, a pH of 7.0-7.5, conductivity 30.8-31.6 μS/cm, a current strength of 0.29-0.56 m/s taken on 12 July 2014, bottom substrate consisting of sand, gravel, pebbles, boulders and bedrock, and mostly clear water. The creek is sheltered by overhanging vegetation, leaf litter and some woody debris (Ref. 116863).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Συνεργάτες

Fisch-Muller, S., J.H.A. Mol and R. Covain, 2018. An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex. Plos ONE 13(1):e0189789. (Ref. 116863)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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