Ancistrus mattogrossensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. It is, however, regarded as a species inquirenda, if valid then this catfish is endemic to Brazil.
| Ancistrus mattogrossensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. mattogrossensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus mattogrossensis A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912[1] | |
Taxonomy
editAncistrus mattogrossensis was first formally described in 1912 by the Braziliam zoologist Alipio de Miranda Ribeiro, with its type locality given as the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. However this species is of uncertain validity, it is a species inquirenda.[1] Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes classified the genus Ancistrus in the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes, within the suckermouth armored catfish family Loricariidae.[2] It has also been classified in the tribe Ancistrini by some authorities.[3]
Etymology
editAncistrus mattogrossensis is classified in the genus Ancistrus, a name coined by Rudolf Kner, but when he proposed the genus he did not explain the etymology of the name. It is thought to be from the Greek ágkistron, meaning a "fish hook" or the "hook of a spindle", a reference to the hooked odontodes on the interopercular bone. The specific name, mattogrossensis, suffices –ensis, which denotes place onto Mato Grosso, the presumed type locality.[4]
Description
editAncistrus mattogrossensis develops soft, bushy tentacles on the snout when sexually mature, these are better developed in the males than they are in females.[5]
Distribution
editAncistrus mattogrossensis if it is a valid species is endemic to Mato Grosso in Brazil.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ancistrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypostominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Armbruster, J. W. and N. K. Lujan (2025). "New tribe-level classification of Hypostominae (Loricariidae) based on optimization of morphological states on DNA-based relationships, with descriptions of three new tribes and two new genera". Neotropical Ichthyology. 22 (4)): 1–32. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0108.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (18 January 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Cat-eLog LORICARIIDAE Hypostominae Ancistrus mattogrossensis". PlanetCatfish.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus motogrossensis". FishBase. February 2026 version.
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