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Ancistomus feldbergae (de, Oliveira, Rapp, Py-Daniel, Zuanon & Rocha, 2012)

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Common names: L12, L13
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known so far from the Rio Xingu basin. Speciemens were recorded from Rio Xingu (Costa Junior, Ilha de Babaquara, and Gorgulho da Rita) and its tributaries, the Rio Iriri and Rio Curua (Ref. 91751).
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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: de Oliveira, R.R., L.H. Rapp Py-Daniel, J. Zuanon and M.S. Rocha, 2012
National Database:

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;  feldbergae: Named for Dr. Eliana Feldberg, researcher of Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, for her many contributions on cytogenetics of Amazon fish..

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

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