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Guyanancistrus
''Guyanancistrus'' is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes. Species There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Guyanancistrus brevispinis'' ( Heitmans, Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983) * ''Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis'' Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018 * ''Guyanancistrus longispinis'' ( Heitmans, Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983) * '' Guyanancistrus megastictus'' Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018 * ''Guyanancistrus nassauensis'' Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018 * '' Guyanancistrus niger'' (Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ..., 1926) * '' Guyanancistrus tenuis'' Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018 * '' Guyanancistrus teretirostris'' Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018 References Fish of South America Hypostominae Catfish genera [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyanancistrus Nassauensis
''Guyanancistrus nassauensis'' is a species of catfish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes. It is discovered in 2005 and formally described in 2018. ''G. nassauensis'' is a rare species, highly endemic to the Nassau Mountains in Suriname, and is threatened with extinction by proposed or ongoing mining activities. Description Morphology ''Guyanancistrus nassauensis'' is a small-sized species, the largest specimen observed having a standard length (SL) of 61.0 mm. Head and body dorsoventrally depressed and wide. Dorsal profile gently convex from snout tip to dorsal-fin origin, usually more flattened posterior to orbit, slightly convex and sloped ventrally from dorsal-fin origin to adipose fin, then slightly concave to procurrent caudal-fin rays, and rising to caudal fin. Ventral profile flat from snout to base of caudal fin. A low median ridge from tip of snout to nostrils, sometimes bordered by lateral depression, a slight elevation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
