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Ancistrus dolichopterus in Guyana
Bushymouth catfish

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Ancistrus dolichopterus   Kner, 1854
Family:	Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) , subfamily: Ancistrinae			picture (Andol_f1.jpg) by Landines, M.
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Bushymouth catfish
Max. size:	11.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36713)
Environment:	demersal; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 19
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 27°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	South America: upper and middle Brazilian Amazon River basin and from the Negro, lower Trombetas, Tefé, Madeira and Tapajós River basins.
Biology:	Aquarium keeping: feeds on plants and roots; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539)
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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Guyana country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gy.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.sdnp.org.gy/minagri/mofc&l/Fisheries/fisheries_department.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Fisch-Muller, S., 2003
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	Checked:  Fisch-Muller, Sonia	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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