Ancistrus amaris[2][3] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco River and Apure River basins in Venezuela. The species reaches at least 11.57 cm (4.56 in) SL and was described in 2019 by Lesley S. de Souza of the Field Museum of Natural History, Donald C. Taphorn of the Royal Ontario Museum, and Jonathan Armbruster of Auburn University alongside five other species of Ancistrus.[4]
| Ancistrus amaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. amaris
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| Ancistrus amaris | |
References
edit- ^ Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Ancistrus amaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T176108753A176108770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176108753A176108770.en. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus amaris". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ De Souza, L. S., Taphorn, D. C., & Armbruster, J. W. (2019). Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species. Zootaxa, 4552(1), 1–67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1