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Ancistrus minutus

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Species of catfish

Ancistrus minutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species: A. minutus
Binomial name
Ancistrus minutus
Fisch-Muller, Mazzoni and Weber, 2001

Ancistrus minutus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in tributaries of the Tocantins River upstream of the Serra da Mesa Dam in Goiás, Brazil. The species reaches 5.7 cm (2.2 inches) SL. It is named for its notably small size when compared with many of its congeners.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Ancistrus minutus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus minutus". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Ancistrus minutus


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