Ancistrus kellerae

Ancistrus kellerae is a relatively new species of nocturnal freshwater fish found in the Potaro River and its tributaries.[1] It is a small sized Ancistrus ranging between 1 – 69 mm in body length, being widest right below the opercles and narrowing to the peduncle. Like other fish in the genus Ancistrus, A. kellerae has small papillate located on both the suckermouth and longer ones on the snouth.[2]

Ancistrus kellerae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Genus:
Ancistrus
Species:
A. kellerae
Binomial name
Ancistrus kellerae

References
  1. "Six new species of tentacle-faced fish 'warriors' discovered". The Independent. The Independent. 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. De Souza, Lesley S.; Taphorn, Donald C.; Armbruster, Jonathan W. (2019-02-06). "Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species". Zootaxa. 4552 (1): 1–67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1. PMID 30790790.
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