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Ancistrus parecis Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da, Silva & Bertaco, 2005

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Mato Grosso: Campos de Júlio: rio Formiga (tributary of rio Juruena, upper rio Tapajós basin), on the road BR-364 (MT-235), between Campos de Júlio and Sapezal, MCP 35570 (holotype of Ancistrus parecis, 59.5 mm SL, male). Known from the upper rio Juruena of the rio Tapajós basin (Ref. 56914).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fisch-Muller, S., A.R. Cardoso, J.F.P. da Silva and V.A. Bertaco, 2005
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Ancistrus: Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335);  parecis: Name refers to the Chapada dos Parecis, a plateau where the type locality is situated; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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