Bushymouth catfish
Ancistrus dolichopterus
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A pleco from the Rio Negro in Brazil, from flowing streams with submerged wood. Adult males have fleshy tentacles on the snout and spines (odontodes) on the pectoral fins; females have few or none. It spawns in caves, and the male guards the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Ancistrus dolichopterus
- Family
- Loricariidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Hypostoma punctatum, Xenocara dolichoptera
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 26–30 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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