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Ancistrus cirrhosus in French Guiana
Jumbie teta

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Ancistrus cirrhosus   (Valenciennes, 1836)
Family:	Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) , subfamily: Ancistrinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Jumbie teta
Max. size:	8.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36713)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
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Distribution:	South America: Paraná River basin.
Biology:	Inhabits streams, from highly turbid standing water over a heavy clay substratum to free flowing clear water over gravel. Algae-eater (Ref. 6868)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Fisch-Muller, Sonia
Main Ref:	Fisch-Muller, S.. 2003. (Ref. 36713)
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French Guiana country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	misidentification		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in the lower reaches of Sinnamary River (Ref. 27233). Occurrence in this country not confirmed by S. Fisch-Muller; probably a misidentification.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fg.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Boujard, T., 1992
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	Checked:  Fisch-Muller, Sonia	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07