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Bushynose catfish, Bristlenose catfish

Ancistrus temminckii

Classification

Ancistrus temminckii 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 the Guianas. Taxonomy Ancistrus temminckii was first formally described as Hypostomus temminckii by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes in volume 15 of Histoire naturelle des poissons with its type locality given as Suriname.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog