← Back

Ancistrus macrophthalmus

Ancistrus macrophthalmus

Classification

Ancistrus macrophthalmus 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 found in Colombia and Vevezuela. Taxonomy Ancistrus macrophthalmus was first formally described in 1912 by the French ichthyologist Jacques Pellegrin, with its type locality given as the Orinoco River in Venezuela.

Distribution

Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog