Summary of spectracanthicus |
Etymology | Genus: Latin, spectrum = look, apparition + Greek, akantha = thorn. |
Identification | Spectracanthicus can be separated from all other loricariids except some Baryancistrus, Parancistrus and an undescribed Hemiancistrus by the presence of the dorsal-fin membrane contacting the adipose-fin spine. It can be separated from Baryancistrus and the Hemiancistrus by having fewer teeth (less than 25 vs. greater than 25) and from Parancistrus by having restricted gill openings. A key to the genus can be found here. |
Size | Smallest 64mm, largest 150mm, average 120mm, most commonly 130mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 17 "species" in the database |
New spp. / time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Genus Thumbnails |
S. cf. immaculatus (i:0, k:0) S. cf. zuanoni (i:10, k:0) S. immaculatus (i:21, k:0) S. javae (i:6, k:0) S. murinus (i:27, k:0) S. punctatissimus (i:33, k:0) S. sp. (L175) (i:1, k:0) S. sp. (L254) (i:10, k:0) S. sp. (L353) (i:1, k:0) S. sp. (L363) (i:1, k:0) S. sp. (L373) (i:1, k:0) S. sp. (L391) (i:5, k:0) S. sp. (L417) (i:0, k:0) S. sp. (LDA047) (i:0, k:0) S. sp. (LDA048) (i:0, k:0) S. tocantinensis (i:3, k:0) S. zuanoni (i:15, k:0)
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