Ancistrini is a tribe of catfishes of the family Loricariidae. Most are restricted to tropical and subtropical South America, but there are also several...

Ancistrus cirrhosus. This genus is the largest genus within the tribe Ancistrini. The name ancistrus derives from the Ancient Greek agkistron "hook" –...

and Rhinelepini, include about 24 genera. The fifth and largest tribe, Ancistrini (formerly recognized as its own subfamily), includes 30 genera. Loricariid...

Ancistomus Cryptancistrus Guyanancistrus Leptoancistrus (likely Ancistrini) Peckoltia (likely Ancistrini) Peckoltichthys Wikimedia Commons has media related to...

pleco, Network pleco L067 Pseudancistrus sp. L068 Ancistrini sp. Cotton Spotted Pleco L069 Ancistrini sp. Orange Black Pleco L070 Hypancistrus sp. Zombie...

Lasiancistrus tentaculatus Armbruster, 2005 Unlike many other members of Ancistrini, the ranges of most of the Lasiancistrus species are quite broad. Lasiancistrus...

subfamily Hypostominae found Corymbophanes to be nested within the tribe Ancistrini. Corymbophanes and its type species, C. andersoni, were first described...

The zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) is a species of catfish endemic to a small section of the Rio Xingu in Brazil. It occurs in the big bend area of the...

primus. It was first described in a 2020 study and placed within the tribe Ancistrini. Like other Loricariids, Yaluwak primus has plates of armor on its body...

major: description of one of the largest known Loricariidae (Hypostominae: Ancistrini), a species from rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 4387(3), 499–510...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Hypancistrus Species: H. inspector Binomial name Hypancistrus inspector...

FishBase. Chamon C. C. (2015). Pseudacanthicus pitanga: a new species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from rio Tocantins Basin, North...

Dekeyseria pulchra is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela where it is found in the upper Rio Negro, Orinoco and Casiquiare...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Panaque Species: P. nigrolineatus Binomial name Panaque nigrolineatus...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Megalancistrus Species: M. parananus Binomial name Megalancistrus...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Hypancistrus Species: H. lunaorum Binomial name Hypancistrus lunaorum...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Peckoltia Species: P. multispinis Binomial name Peckoltia multispinis...

among the genus Hypostomus. Pterygoplichthyini is sister to the tribe Ancistrini, which shares the derived presence of an evertible patch of plates on...

Panaqolus claustellifer is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Takutu River and the...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Panaque Species: P. titan Binomial name Panaque titan Lujan, Hidalgo...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Lasiancistrus Species: L. tentaculatus Binomial name Lasiancistrus...

Panaqolus changae is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Itaya River and...

Panaqolus maccus, commonly called the clown panaque, clown plecostomus, clown pleco, or ringlet pleco, is a dwarf loricariid. By numbering systems such...

Hypancistrus contradens is a species of armored catfish endemic to Venezuela where it occurs in the Orinoco River. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.)...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Panaque Species: P. armbrusteri Binomial name Panaque armbrusteri...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1846 Type species Chaetostoma loborhynchos...

Peckoltia ephippiata is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it is known from the Leitão...

of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1):...

adipose fin, a feature that distinguishes this species from the rest of the Ancistrini, except Baryancistrus niveatus, Parancistrus and Spectracanthicus. Baryancistrus...

Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Subfamily: Hypostominae Tribe: Ancistrini Genus: Peckoltia Species: P. brevis Binomial name Peckoltia brevis (La...