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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Hemiancistrus

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15 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 17.0 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus cerrado
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Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus chlorostictus
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Photo by Ortiz, L.

South America
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
Hemiancistrus fuliginosus Cardoso & Malabarba, 1999

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Hemiancistrus fuliginosus
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Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus furtivus
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America

Hemiancistrus guahiborum Werneke, Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn, 2005

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Hemiancistrus guahiborum
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Photo by Revelo, W. & Laaz, E.

South America
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Hemiancistrus hammarlundi Rendahl, 1937

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Hemiancistrus hammarlundi
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Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Hemiancistrus landoni Eigenmann, 1916

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Hemiancistrus landoni
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Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus macrops
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Hemiancistrus medians (Kner, 1854)

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Hemiancistrus medians
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Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus megacephalus
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Max. Length 28.6 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus megalopteryx
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Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
Hemiancistrus meizospilos Cardoso & da Silva, 2004

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Hemiancistrus meizospilos
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Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Hemiancistrus punctulatus Cardoso & Malabarba, 1999

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Hemiancistrus punctulatus
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 15.0 cm SL
Hemiancistrus subviridis Werneke, Sabaj Pérez, Lujan & Armbruster, 2005

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Hemiancistrus subviridis
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Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Hemiancistrus votouro
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemiancistrus cerrado South America 17.0 SL 2008
Hemiancistrus chlorostictus South America 14.7 SL 1999
Hemiancistrus fuliginosus South America 16.2 SL 1999
Hemiancistrus furtivus South America 10.0 SL 2017
Hemiancistrus guahiborum South America 2005
Hemiancistrus hammarlundi South America 7.4 SL 1937
Hemiancistrus landoni South America 25 TL 1916
Hemiancistrus macrops South America 9.4 SL 1874
Hemiancistrus medians South America 39 TL 1854
Hemiancistrus megacephalus South America 12.3 SL 1868
Hemiancistrus megalopteryx South America 28.6 SL 2004
Hemiancistrus meizospilos South America 14.9 SL 2004
Hemiancistrus punctulatus South America 19 SL 1999
Hemiancistrus subviridis South America 15.0 SL 2005
Hemiancistrus votouro South America 14.1 SL 2004



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