Synonyms: Hypostomus temminckii, Plecostomus aculeatus

Type Locality: Suriname.

Size: 98mm SL

Identification: Mature males and sometimes females have soft tentacles (bushy fleshy growths) on the snout - this is unique to the genus Ancistrus. What is identified as A. temminckii in the aquarium trade and some hobby literature nowadays is possibly A cf. cirrhosus but the true origins of that fish is unclear. The real A. temminckii may have shown up in the trade in the past, but is almost never imported nowadays. A. temminckii can be distinguished from A. cf cirrhosus by the absence vs. presence of a dark spot at the dorsal fin base, between the first and second ray.

General Remarks: There are no known type specimens for this fish.

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Registered Keepers: None. Add this species to your "my fish" page.

Sexing: Typical for the genus with males possessing the so-called ''bushy nose''. Females also may have much smaller growths on the head but to a much lesser extent.

Breeding: Unreported.

Breeding Reports: None.

See also the Ancistrus temminckii page on PlanetCatfish.com.

Last Update: 2012-04-03 15:03:12 (species record created: 2006-11-11 06:09:56)