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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Ancistrinae
Etymology: Ancistrus: Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); vericaucanus: From veri, a Latin for true, and caucanus 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 caucanusoccurs in the Magdalena River drainage, not in the Cauca. This new species then, is the true inhabitant of the Cauca River streams, hence the name vericaucanus.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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South America: Upper Cauca River, a tributary to the Magdalena River in Colombia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93347)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 5.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Collaborators

Taphorn, D.C., J.W. Armbruster, F. Villa-Navarro and C.K. Ray, 2013. Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 3641(4):343-370. (Ref. 93347)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Ancistrus vericaucanus Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013