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Hypancistrus margaritatus

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Hypancistrus margaritatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Hypancistrus
Species:
H. margaritatus
Binomial name
Hypancistrus margaritatus
Tan & Armbruster, 2016

Hypancistrus margaritatus[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Takutu River of Guyana, which is a tributary of the Branco River, which is in turn a tributary of the Rio Negro in the Amazon basin. The species reaches 4.6 cm (1.8 inches) SL. Its specific epithet means "adorned with pearls" in Latin, referring to its distinctive pearl-like white spots.[3] It was described in 2016 by Milton Tan and Jonathan W. Armbruster on the basis of coloration, alongside the related species Hypancistrus phantasma.[4]

This species appears in the aquarium trade, where it is most frequently referred to by its L-number, which is L-404.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2024). "Hypancistrus margaritatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T224022333A224022342. Retrieved 20 July 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Hypancistrus margaritatus Tan & Armbruster, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypancistrus margaritatus". FishBase.
  4. ^ Tan, M., & Armbruster, J. W. (2016). Two new species of spotted Hypancistrus from the Rio Negro drainage (Loricariidae, Hypostominae). ZooKeys, (552), 123–135. doi:10.3897/zookeys.552.5956
  5. ^ "Hypancistrus margaritatus • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.