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Ancistrus abilhoai Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Paraná State, Lapa, middle Rio Iguaçu basin, Rio Iguaçu, MZUSP 104116 (holotype of Ancistrus abilhoai, 9.93 cm SL, male). Commonly found in upper and middle Rio Iguaçu basin, Southern Brazil, and one single lot at lower Rio Iguaçu (Ref. 83296).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bifi, A.G., C.S. Pavanelli and C.H. Zawadzki, 2009
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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);  abilhoai: Named for Vinícius Abilhoa, MHNCI; a patronym..

Issue
The specific epithet is misspelled in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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