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  • Transancistrus sp. (1)
  • Transancistrus sp. (1)
  • Transancistrus sp. (1)
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Scientific Name Transancistrus sp. (1)   
Common Name
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. 
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Distribution Ecuador
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Last Update 2015 Sep 19 11:11 (species record created: 2005 Aug 15 00:00)