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  • Hemiancistrus furtivusHolotype
  • Hemiancistrus furtivusHolotype, dorsal view
  • Hemiancistrus furtivusHolotype, ventral view
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Scientific Name Hemiancistrus furtivus  Provenzano & Barriga Salazar, 2017
Common Name
Type Locality Río Silanche, río Blanco tributary, close to San Francisco de Silanche town, Esmeraldas River basin, Pichincha Province, Ecuador, approximately 00°08'45"N, 79°16'38"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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Reference Zootaxa 4272 (no. 2), pp 223, Figs. 1, 2A.
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Last Update 2020 Dec 24 08:43 (species record created: 2017 May 29 08:01)