Ancistrus verecundus
| Ancistrus verecundus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. verecundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus verecundus Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertaco, 2005
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Ancistrus verecundus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Madeira River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 5.5 cm (2.2 inches) SL. Its specific epithet, verecundus, derives from Latin and means "modest" or "bashful", referencing the absence or reduced presence of tentacles on the snout of the species.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Ancistrus verecundus". FishBase.
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