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Ancistrus marcapatae (Regan, 1904)

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Aquarium Care: The Ancistrus genera make good community fish where they do not grow too big for the aquarium. Some species have different requirements in the aquarium so best to read up on the species you have whereas if they need higher oxygen requirements or not, or if they prefer cooler waters if they originate from the southern parts of South America against the species from further up north. Diet: Vegetable foods such as cucumber and courgette and also tablet and meaty foods. Reproduction: The female lays her eggs in caves or crevices... that the male has chosen and cleaned.... as a cluster. The male usually then guards the eggs after ejecting the female. The fry then cling to the sides of the cave and when they use up their yolk sac, which is around the four to seven day period, they will be ready to feed on infusuria, vegetable matter, brine shrimp naupli or micro worms. In a community tank a few will survive if enough hiding places are afforded to them. Etymology: The specific name marcapatae: Named for the type locality of this Ancistrus; Marcapata Valley, E. Peru.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Chaetostomus marcapatae

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Peru: Inambari River basin in the Madeira River drainage. Type locality: Marcapata Valley, E. Peru.

Size:

10.0cm. (4ins)

Temp:

20-24°c (67-75°f.)

p.H.

7.0-8.5.

IUCN Red List

The species has a very restricted range (its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 850 km²) and occurs at a single location that is affected by illegal gold mining and deforestation, which both lead to a continuous decline in habitat quality. Hence, it is listed as Endangered under criterion B1ab(iii), (needs updating IUCN 2016).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Lujan, N. K., V. Meza-Vargas, V. Astudillo-Clavijo, R. Barriga-Salazar and H. López-Fernández 2015 (25 Sept.) A multilocus molecular phylogeny for Chaetostoma clade genera and species with a review of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the central Andes. Copeia 103 (no. 3): 664-701.
Velasquez, M. & Hidalgo del Aguila, M. 2016. Ancistrus marcapatae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.

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Ancistrus marcapatae

Ancistrus marcapatae
Dorsal view

Ancistrus marcapatae
Ventral view

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