Ancistrus maximus

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Ancistrus
Species: Ancistrus maximus

Name

Ancistrus maximus de Oliveira et al., 2015

• Holotype: INPA 25629.
• Paratypes: INPA 35952 (4), 36007 (1), 36021 (4), 36032 (3), 37614 (23), 37615 (1); MHNG 2743.023 (1); MZUSP 114668 (1); NUP 14588 (1).

Type locality: Brazil: Roraima: Rorainópolis, Macoari stream, tributary to right side of rio Branco, 1°09'12.1" S 61°50'40.8" W.

Etymology: From the Latin adjective maximus, meaning the largest, in reference to the off-the chart size of this species.

References

• de Oliveira, R. R., Zuanon, J., Zawadzki, C. H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L., 2015: Ancistrus maximus, a new species of red-dotted armored catfish from rio Branco, Roraima State, Brazilian Amazon (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (1): 73–82. Abstract

Vernacular names

Deutsch: L110, L157