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Scientific Name Hemiancistrus fuliginosus  Cardoso & Malabarba, 1999
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Type Locality Rio Jacutinga, road Seara-Concórdia (BR283), Concórdia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, about 27°10'S, 52°09'W.
Etymology Greek, hemi = the half. While the Greek, agkistron = hook, is thought to be the root of the term ancistrus, hemiancistrus can be taken to mean that these species have a part (not exactly HALF) of the features of the genus Ancistrus, but not ALL of the features. 
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Size 162mm or 6.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Uruguay River basin.
La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Pelotas (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Comunicações do Museu de Ciências da PUCRS, Série Zoologia v. 12, pp 148, Figs. 5-6.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:47 (species record created: 2013 Jan 13 16:26)