Ancistrus sp. (L485)
Photograph: Ingo Seidel
Breeding
Keeping
Current
IUCN
Not Evaluated
Size
(M) 10-12 cm / 4-5
Aquarium size
ab 60 cm / from 2 ft
pH-Value
pH 5,5-7,5
Conductivity
< 450 µS/cm
Temperature
26-30 °C / 79-86 °F
Names and synonyms
L 289, Curuá-Una bristlenose, sharkfin pleco
References
Tanke, (2015); Brasil ( );
Another small black bristlenose catfish with beautiful, shining white spots on the body and in the fins. The body is relatively wide, its sucker-mouth medium-sized. The slanting caudal fin has a white seam. One specimen was presented as sharkfin pleco due to its somewhat deformed dorsal fin, but this shape isnt standard. The second author presented L 485, another similar Ancistrus with somewhat different body proportions (with a wider rump). In our opinion, slight deviations of the norm may occur in a species found in one river but in different locations, just as we know from Hypancistrus.
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