Ancistrus vericaucanus

Taxonavigation

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 vericaucanus

Name

Ancistrus vericaucanus Taphorn et al., 2013

• Holotype: MPUJ 6020.
• Paratypes: MPUJ 3023 (6); IUQ 2814 (1), 3153 (1).

Type locality: Colombia, Departamento Valle del Cauca, Cauca River drainage, Finca Santa Barbara, río La Vieja, 1278 m asl, 4.59222°, -75.778667° [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet vericaucanus is a combination of the Latin veri (= true), and caucanus, which refers to Ancistrus caucanus, a species thought originally (but apparently mistakenly), to be from the Cauca River of northern Colombia. As it turns out, Ancistrus caucanus occurs in the Magdalena River drainage, not in the Cauca. Ancistrus vericaucanus then, is the true inhabitant of the Cauca River streams, hence the name vericaucanus.

References

• Taphorn, D.C.; Armbruster, J.W.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Ray, K. 2013: Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 3641(4): 343–370. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.4.2 Reference page.