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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Ancistrus: Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); megacanthus: Name 'megacanthus' from the Greek words 'megas' and 'akanthos', meaning 'large, great' and 'thorn, spine', referring to the large pectoral-fin spines of the new species. A noun in apposition.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 132443)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios dorsais (total) : 7; Raios anais : 4. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: well developed snout tentacles, pectoral-fin spine long, and exceeding half length of the pelvic-fin leading ray in males; dorsal and caudal fins plain dark brown to black, without lighter spots or bands; dark brown to black background body color; small white to yellow dots on dorsal surface; four branched rays on the anal fin (Ref. 132443).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
Facultative or obligate air-breathing ; The species inhabits creeks at elevations near 100 meters, with swift waters lined with rocks and gravel. These water bodies are located within the Pampa biome, in a savanna landscape dominated by herbaceous vegetation. Trees primarily confined to riverbanks with soils composed of clay and gravel (Ref. 132443).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann, 2024. A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00636 - 0.03440), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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