Ancistrus marcapatae (L505)
Photograph: Steven Grant
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Endangered (EN)
Size
(SM) 8-10 cm / 3-4
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 7-8,5
Conductivity
< 900 µS/cm
Temperature
18-24 °C / 64-75 °F
Names and synonyms
Marcapata pleco, Chaetostomus marcapatae, Xenocara boliviana, Xenocara heterorhynchus
References
Evers, (2018);
This small species has adapted to its mountain habitats with a flat body and large sucker-mouth, showing the typical dentition of a limnivore. Its abdomen is mostly bare, however, bony plates rim it on the sides. Regan (1904) describes preserved specimens (which have lost all color by now) as olive, with dark spots in their fins, and describes an important trait: Their pectoral fins are short, and do not quite reach the basis of the anal fin when held flat to its side. Live specimens have peculiar red eyes, which Evers describes for L 505, too. Intensely colored dark brown borders between the light spots are also typical, which are strongly expressed in the lower back part of the body.
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