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/siluriformes/loricariidae/hemiancistrus/cerrado/2.jpg "Hemiancistrus cerrado")
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Dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/hemiancistrus/cerrado/4.jpg "Hemiancistrus cerrado")
Ventral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/hemiancistrus/cerrado/5.jpg "Hemiancistrus cerrado")
Yellow colouration, collected Rio Araguaia/siluriformes/loricariidae/hemiancistrus/cerrado/6.jpg "Hemiancistrus cerrado")
Yellow colouration, ventral view
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| Scientific Name | Hemiancistrus cerrado Souza, Melo, Chamon & Armbruster, 2008 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Município Goiás Velho, rio Bugre, tributary of rio Vermelho, under bridge on road GO-164, 25 kilometers northwest of Goiás, 15°47'13''S, 50°07'53''W, Goiás State, Brazil. |
| 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. Etymology. Named after the Brazilian Cerrado, where the species is found. A noun in apposition. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: tributaries of rio Araguiaia, rio Tocantins basin in Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 420, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.207.2165 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:03 (species record created: 2008 Dec 28 03:15) |