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Ancistrus taunayi

Ancistrus taunayi

Classification

Ancistrus taunayi 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 southeastern South America. Taxonomy Ancistrus taunayi was first formally described in 1918 by the Brazilian zoologist Alipio de Miranda Ribeiro with its type locality given as the Lageado River at Itaqui, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog