Ancistrus leoni is a species of catfish native to South America, specifically the Amazon basin and the Orinoco Basin.[2]
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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. leoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus leoni Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
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Description
editAncistrus leoni is around 81.6 millimetres (3.21 in) long.[3] It can survive in temperatures of 25–29 °C (77–84 °F).[4] The fish was named after Oscar León Mata (1964-2018).[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Ancistrus leoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T176108827A176108876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176108827A176108876.en. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "New species of spiky-faced catfish discovered". Animals. 2019-02-11. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "FIGURE 11. Holotype of Ancistrus leoni in dorsal, lateral, and ventral..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Ancistrus leoni – L-numbers database – Welsfans". Southamerica fans. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies HYPOSTOMINAE, RHINELEPINAE and DELTURINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 40.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus leoni". FishBase. February 2024 version.
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