Ancistrus Kner, 1854
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Kner, R. (1854). Die Hypostomiden. Zweite Hauptgruppe der Familie der Panzerfische. (Loricata vel Goniodontes). <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 7: 251-286 [separate 1-36], Pls. 1-5.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- order
- Siluriformes
- family
- Loricariidae
- genus
- Ancistrus
Name
- Synonyms
- Ancistris
- Aneistrus
- Pristiancistrus Fowler, 1945
- Thysanocara Regan, 1906
- Xenocara Regan, 1904
- Homonyms
- Ancistrus Kner, 1854
- Common names
- Algaevő harcsák in Hungarian
- Antenna Armored Catfish in English
- Antennen-Harnischwelse in German
- Bristlenose Catfishes in English
- Bristlenose Plecos in English
- Cascudo-roseta in Portuguese
- antenna armored catfish in English
- antenna armored catfish in English
- Анциструс in Ukrainian
- Сомики-анцистры in Russian
- 鈎鲶屬 in Chinese
Bibliographic References
- Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
- Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
- Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 7
- Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
- Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
- FishBase
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
- Kner, R. (1854). Die Hypostomiden. Zweite Hauptgruppe der Familie der Panzerfische. (Loricata vel Goniodontes). <em>Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 7: 251-286, Pls. 1-5.
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
- Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
- Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
- WoRMS (Mar 2013)
- WoRMS (Mar 2013)