Ancistrus greeni (L512) (Isbrücker, 2001)
Photograph: Steven Grant
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Data Deficient (DD)
Size
(SM) 9-10 cm / 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
Chaetostoma greeni, L 510, Greens bristlenose catfish, Chaetostomus maculatus
References
Isbrücker (2001); Evers, (2018); Perú ( );
Ancistrus greeni is flat-bodied, with very small eyes, large sucker-mouth, and yellowish brown to dark brown in color. A long, flat carina formed by bony plates next to the adipose fin is typical. The dorsal part is strewn with small, round, light-colored spots (variant L 510). Grant found specimens with larger spots (L 512), and with an almost marbled pattern a variable species. The fins may have light-colored, and dark spots, aligning into bands. Evers describes the tentacles of live specimens as orange-yellow.
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