Ancistrus malacops
Species of catfish
Ancistrus malacops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Ancistrus |
Species: | A. malacops |
Binomial name | |
Ancistrus malacops (Cope, 1872) | |
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Ancistrus malacops[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Ampiyacu River basin in Peru. FishBase states that the species reaches 7.7 cm (3 inches) SL,[2] although larger specimens, including one of 11.78 cm (4.6 inches) SL from the Gustavo Orcés V. Natural History Museum in Quito, Ecuador, are known.[3]
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