Ancistrus taunayi — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Siluriformes/Loricariidae/Ancistrus

At a glance

Occurrence records146

Data sources5

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Ancistrus taunayi's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility146 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF146 records

01Narrative

Ancistrus taunayi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin. The species reaches 11.9 cm (4.7 inches) SL and at least 52.3 g (1.84 oz) in weight.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology2

Body length14 cm

Body mass52.3 g

Habitat & environment2

Habitat freshwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof no interest

Other traits1

Vulnerability10

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type146 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered145

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO432 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 145 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence145

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 8 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
PUC-RSlocation not on record	118
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulolocation not on record	9
Toronto, CA	8
UEMlocation not on record	3
USP-RPlocation not on record	3
Bonn, DE	2
Londrina, BR	1
Ann Arbor, US	1

8 institutions · 145 of 145 vouchered records shown