Common names from other countries
Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Ancistomus: Greek, agkale, agkalos = hook, something curved + Greek, stoma = mouth; spilomma: Named for the small dark spots on the upper portion of the eye; noun in apposition..
Issue
In Ambruster et al., 2015 (Ref. 99824), no characteristics were found to separate Ancistomus spiloma from A. micrommatos and A. spinosissimus, and these may represent the same species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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