Ancistrus agostinhoi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Iguazu River basin in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The species reaches 9.6 cm (3.8 inches) SL. It was described in 2009 by A. G. Bifi, C. S. Pavanelli, and C. H. Zawadzki, alongside two other species in the genus Ancistrus: A. abilhoai and A. mullerae.[1][2]

Ancistrus agostinhoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Ancistrus
Species:
A. agostinhoi
Binomial name
Ancistrus agostinhoi
Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus agostinhoi". FishBase.
  2. ^ Bifi, A. G.; Pavanelli, C. S.; Zawadzki, C. H. (2009). "Three new species of Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil". Zootaxa. 2275. Magnolia Press: 41–59. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2275.1.3.