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| Scientific Name | Transancistrus aequinoctialis (Pellegrin, 1909) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Pove at Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, 0°13'S, 79°09'W, elevation 560 meters. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetostoma aequinoctiale, Chaetostomus aequinoctialis, Chatostomus aequinoctialis |
| Pronunciation | 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. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Ecuador Pacific Coast Rivers, Guayas (Ecuador) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15 (no. 8), pp 518. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up T. aequinoctialis on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.1271.563 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |