Ancistrus leoni

Ancistrus leoni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Ancistrus
Species:	A. leoni
Binomial name
Ancistrus leoni Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019

Ancistrus leoni is a species of catfish native to South America, specifically the Amazon basin and the Orinoco Basin. ^[2]

Description

Ancistrus leoni is around 81.6 millimetres (3.21 in) long. ^[3] It can survive in temperatures of 25–29 °C (77–84 °F). ^[4] The fish was named after Oscar León Mata (1964-2018). ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Armbruster, J.W. (2023). "Ancistrus leoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T176108827A176108876. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176108827A176108876.en . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
2. "New species of spiky-faced catfish discovered". Animals. 2019-02-11. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
3. "FIGURE 11. Holotype of Ancistrus leoni in dorsal, lateral, and ventral..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
4. "Ancistrus leoni – L-numbers database – Welsfans". Southamerica fans. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
5. "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies HYPOSTOMINAE, RHINELEPINAE and DELTURINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 40.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
6. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancistrus leoni". FishBase . February 2024 version.