Leptoancistrus

Leptoancistrus is a genus of armored catfishes native to Colombia and Panama.

Leptoancistrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Leptoancistrus
Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Type species
Acanthicus canensis
Meek & Hildebrand, 1913

Species

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

  • Leptoancistrus canensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
  • Leptoancistrus cordobensis Dahl, 1964

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Leptoancistrus in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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