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Ancistrus cirrhosus

Fish

Ancistrus cirrhosus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the subfamily Hypostominae of the armored catfish family Loricariidae. Like most other species in the family, it is native to South America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Scientific Name
Ancistrus cirrhosus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Siluriformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Ancistrus cirrhosus

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Ancistrus cirrhosus (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. FishBase: Ancistrus cirrhosus food items
FishBaseFood items table
Quote, Food items table
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds unidentified (not available) juv./adults
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Siluriformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 119
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Siluriformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲇形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Wikipedia: Ancistrus cirrhosus
WikipediaWikidata Q135004 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
5. Ancistrus cirrhosus (Wikipedia)
  • Section: Human interactions
    Ancistrus cirrhosus appears in the aquarium trade.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Lead section
    Ancistrus cirrhosus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the subfamily Hypostominae of the family Loricariidae, the armored catfishes.
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Loricariidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68473
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 68473
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Siluriformes","family":"Loricariidae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"骨鲶科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Ancistrus cirrhosus
Child Taxon Of: Siluriformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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