Guyanancistrus

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Guyanancistrus
Live-color photograph of Guyanancistrus nassauensis -- modified from Fig. 6 in Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain (2018).png
Guyanancistrus nassauensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Subfamily:
Hypostominae
Genus:
Guyanancistrus

Isbrücker, 2001

Guyanancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]

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<i>Guyanancistrus nassauensis</i> Species of fish

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Armbruster, J.W.; Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M. (2015). "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)". ZooKeys (480): 97–123. doi:10.3897/zookeys.480.6540. PMC   4319111 . PMID   25685026.
  2. ↑ Fisch-Muller, Sonia; Mol, Jan H. A.; Covain, Raphaël (2018). "An integrative framework to reevaluate the Neotropical catfish genus Guyanancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with particular emphasis on the Guyanancistrus brevispinis complex". PLOS ONE. 13 (1): e0189789. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189789. ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   5752014 . PMID   29298344.


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