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Name

Scientific name

Ancistrus dolichopterus

Described by

Authority Kner, Year 1854

Family

Loricariidae

Common names

L183, Starlight Ancistrus, Blauerantennenwels

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Ancistrus dolichopterus, the starlight ancistrus (L183), is a bristlenose catfish most likely endemic to the middle and lower rio Negro, Br…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

200mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 26–30°C, pH 5–7

Hardness

1–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Territorial

Social needs

A pair

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Amazon, Negro

Writing

Etymology

Ancistrus: etymology not explained, but understood to be derived from the Greek άγκιστρο ágkistron (Gr. ἄγκιστρον), meaning 'fish hook, hook of a spindle', in …

Distribution

Reports are inconsistent. Some state it to be endemic to the middle and lower rio Negro, Amazonas state, Brazil while others claim it can also be found in Guya…

Habitat

Inhabits flowing streams and tributaries containing acidic black water.

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 120 ∗ 45 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to simulate a jungle stream with a substrate of san…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Wild specimens are probably omnivorous foragers but with a preference for aquatic invertebrates and suchlike. In the aquarium it does best when offered a varie…

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Behaviour and compatibility

Relatively peaceful but territorial with conspecifics and similarly-shaped species.

Sexual dimorphism

Adult males possess well-developed odontodes on the pectoral fins and opercle and tentacles on the head while females do not.

Reproduction

Cave-spawner with the male responsible for brood care.

Notes

This species is not always identified correctly with its name used for the unidentified common bristlenose and other similar species, while the fish itself has…

References

References

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