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Scientific NameTransancistrus santarosensis    (Tan & Armbruster, 2012)
Common Name
Type LocalityRío Santa Rosa, 13.5 km south of Santa Rosa on Hwy 92, 3.56944°S, 79.9429°W, El Oro Province, Pacific Ocean drainage, Ecuador.
Synonym(s)Cordylancistrus santarosensis
Pronunciationtrans ANSISS truss.
EtymologyTransancistrus is a combination of the Latin word “trans,” meaning “across, over, or on the other side of,” which refers to the distribution of this genus across rivers draining the Pacific slope of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, and “ancistrus,” a root name for many Hypostominae genera having clusters of enlarged evertible cheek odontodes. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
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Size71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers, Santa Rosa (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceZootaxa No. 3243, pp 53, Figs. 1, 2a.
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Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)