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Scientific Name Hemiancistrus guahiborum  Werneke, Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn, 2005
Common Names L106, Spotted Orange Seam Pleco
Orangerandet Sugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Rio Ventuari at raudales Tencua, 56 kilometers ese of San Juan de Manapiare, 05.04968°N, 065.62722°W, Amazonas, Venezuela.
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. Named for the Guahibo, a tribe of people inhabiting parts of southern Venezuela and western Colombia for the help some members of the tribe provided in collecting specimens in the upper río Ventuari.
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Size 125mm or 4.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Hemiancistrus guahiborum is distinguishable from the similar L122 by the formers higher body.
Sexing Females reach sexual maturity as small as 44mm (average female size, 64mm); males reach sexual maturity as small as 50mm (average male size, 75mm).
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Distribution South America: Orinoco River drainage, Venezuela.
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caura (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ocamo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Bita (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.
Temperature 25.0-31.0°C or 77-87.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters Natural habitat: Rocky region of river, heterogeneous structure consisting of porous rocks interspersed with solid rocks. Example, the Rio Bita: Average temperature, 30.9 ± 0.3°C (maximum, 31.1°C; minimum, 30.1°C), highly oxygenated (8.2 ± 0.1 mg O2/L), and slightly acidic (pH 6.6 ± 0.1).
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Feeding Gut analysis indicates a diet consisting at least partly of bloodworms and other insect larvae/pupa. User data.
Furniture The natural habitat of this fish is crevices on rocky bottom.
Breeding Unreported in captivity. In nature, breeds year-round; gravid females (typically carrying 48 ± 19 oocytes, minimum 39, maximum, 143) and juveniles are found all months of the year. Evidence suggests that spawning is not triggered by environmental changes such as flooding-induced decreases in water hardness. Males guard nests.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 544, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2020 Nov 08 05:24 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)