 Summary of transancistrus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | trans ANSISS truss. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Transancistrus 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 70mm, largest 71mm, average 70mm, most commonly 70mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 3 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/transancistrus/aequinoctialis/1.jpg "Transancistrus aequinoctialis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/transancistrus/santarosensis/1.jpg "Transancistrus santarosensis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/transancistrus/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Transancistrus sp. (1) - Click for species page")