Taxonomic revision of Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker (Loricariidae: Hypostominae: Ancistrini), with description of three new species
Author
Chamon, Carine C.
Author
Rapp Py-Daniel, Lúcia H.
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Neotropical Ichthyology
2014
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252014000100001
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Spectracanthicus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Spectracanthicus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987: 93
.
Type
species:
Spectracanthicus murinus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
by original designation and monotypy. Gender masculine.
Oligancistrus
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989: 246
.
Type
species:
Chaetostomus punctatissimus
Steindachner, 1881
by original designation and monotypy. Gender masculine.
Diagnosis.
Spectracanthicus
is diagnosed from all other
Ancistrini
, except
Baryancistrus niveatus
and
B. beggini
, and
Parancistrus
by the presence of an expansion of dorsal-fin membrane connecting the last dorsal-fin ray of to the adipose-fin spine (
vs.
dorsal fin not expanded and connected to adipose).
Spectracanthicus
is distinguished from
Baryancistrus
by having up to 25 teeth on premaxilla (
vs.
more than 25); and from
Parancistrus
by having small gill opening, reaching up to
1
/
3
of cleithrum length (
vs.
large gill opening, reaching nearly
1
/
2
of cleithrum length).