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Ancistrus claro

Ancistrus claro

Classification

Ancistrus claro is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Colombia. Taxonomy Ancistrus claro was first formally described in 1999 by the German ichthyologist and aquarist Joachim Knaack with its type locality given as the Claro River above the bridge, in the direction of Chapada dos Guimarães in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 6