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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Ancistrus: Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Bethea Martin was a geologist employed by Lago Petroleum Corporation. He helped Schultz in the collection of fishes in Venezuela (1942). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Taxonomic Remarks
Raised at species level by Isrücker (1980:70); no redescription.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
South America: Zulia River basin in the Catatumbo River drainage, Lake Maracaibo drainage, Venezuela.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 36713)
Facultative or obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36713)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Schattingen op basis van modellen
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00636 - 0.03440), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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