Etymology
agkistron (gr.) = needle
Synonyms
Length (total)
5 - 7 cm
Anatomy
langgestreckt mit wulstartigen Erhebungen
Body height
normal
Mouth
long rostum
Jaw
Others
Green and brown shades
Strinking
of them
of them
needle-shaped, rounded caudal
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- Retzer, M.E., Nico, L.G. & Provenzano R., F. , 1999 "Two new species of Acestridium (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from southern Venezuela, with observations on camouflage and color change" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 10 Iss. 4, P. 313)
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.295 - 299
- Seidel, Ingo: "Ohrgitterwelse – Eine variable und systematisch schwierige Gruppe"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin April / Mai 2022) - Werkenthin, Achim & Seidel, Ingo: "Something for freaks: Dwarf catfishes of the genus Acestridium"
(Amazonas November/Dezember 2017)
Internet sources
- Haseman, John D., 1911 "Description of Some New Species of Fishes and Miscellaneous Notes on others Obtained on the Expedition of the Carnegie Museum to Central South America" (Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. 7, P. 319)
- Rodriguez, M.S.; Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E., 2015 "Phylogenetic relationships of the species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology)
- Delapieve, M.L.S.; Lehmann, P. & Reis, R.E., 2017 "An appraisal of the phylogenetic relationships of Hypoptopomatini cascudinhos with description of two new genera and three new species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 15 No. 4)
- ACSI
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Acestridium dichromum
Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999
Brazil, Venezuela
Río Atabapo, mittlerer und oberer Rio Orinoco, Casiquiare, Rio Negro, mittlerer Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas)
Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999
Brazil, Venezuela
Río Atabapo, mittlerer und oberer Rio Orinoco, Casiquiare, Rio Negro, mittlerer Amazonas-Einzug
(Amazonas)
7
60
23 - 26
unknown
Acestridium discus
Haseman, 1911
Brazil, Venezuela
rio Negro, rio Araçá, igarapé do Cachoeira Grande bei Manaus, rio Cuiuni, río Matiyure, río Pamoni, rio Preto da Eva
(Amazonas)
Haseman, 1911
Brazil, Venezuela
rio Negro, rio Araçá, igarapé do Cachoeira Grande bei Manaus, rio Cuiuni, río Matiyure, río Pamoni, rio Preto da Eva
(Amazonas)
7
60
26 - 30
unknown
Acestridium gymnogaster
Reis & Lehmann, 2009
Brazil
Rio Madeira-Einzug, Rio Traira nahe Humaitá
(Amazonas (BRA))
Reis & Lehmann, 2009
Brazil
Rio Madeira-Einzug, Rio Traira nahe Humaitá
(Amazonas (BRA))
7
60
25 - 29
unknown
Acestridium martini
Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999
Brazil, Venezuela
rio Negro-Einzug, oberer río Orinoco, rio Aiuanã, rio Araçá, río Autana, rio Cuieiras, caño Curicurito, caño Horeda, caño Manu, río Sipapo, laguna Titi, caño Urami
(Amazonas (BRA) Amazonas (VEN))
Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999
Brazil, Venezuela
rio Negro-Einzug, oberer río Orinoco, rio Aiuanã, rio Araçá, río Autana, rio Cuieiras, caño Curicurito, caño Horeda, caño Manu, río Sipapo, laguna Titi, caño Urami
(Amazonas (BRA) Amazonas (VEN))
7
60
24 - 28
unknown
Acestridium scutatum
Reis & Lehmann, 2009
Brazil
Rio Traira nahe Humaitá, Rio Madeira-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA))
Reis & Lehmann, 2009
Brazil
Rio Traira nahe Humaitá, Rio Madeira-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA))
Reis, R.E. & Lehmann, P.A., 2009 "Two New Species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Rio Madeira Basin, Brazil"
Rodriguez, M.S.; Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E., 2015 "Phylogenetic relationships of the species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini"
Rodriguez, M.S.; Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E., 2015 "Phylogenetic relationships of the species of Acestridium Haseman, 1911 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini"
7
60
25 - 29
unknown
Acestridium triplax
Rodriguez & Reis, 2007
Brazil
igarapé Mutum, igarapé Socó Barroso, rio São Francisco
(Pará (BRA))
Rodriguez & Reis, 2007
Brazil
igarapé Mutum, igarapé Socó Barroso, rio São Francisco
(Pará (BRA))
7
60
26 - 30
unknown
7 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Mitsuhiro Iwamoto
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