All Fishes ⇒ Loricariidae ⇒ Hypostominae ⇒ The genus Baryancistrus

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Pronounced bah ree ann siss truss
Etymology Greek, barys = heavy + Greek, agkistron = hook - Essentially "Heavy Ancistrus".
Size Smallest 81mm, largest 400mm, average 251mm, most commonly 300mm. All SL.
Species There are 21 "species" in the database
Keepers 2 species ( 9%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
1750 1770 1790 1810 1830 1850 1870 1890 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010 
Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Baryancistrus begginiBaryancistrus beggini
(75%)
2.
Baryancistrus xanthellusBaryancistrus xanthellus
(25%)
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