FB-71054 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71054 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Neoplecostomus Neoplecostomus altimontanus Uzeda, Paiola, Siqueira-Cesar, Okubo, Marques-Frisoni, Andrade & Langeani, 2024 2025-04-25 2025-04-25 Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann0 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-GeneralDescr-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 The species inhabits creeks at elevations near 100 meters, with swift waters lined with rocks and gravel. These water bodies are located within the Pampa biome, in a savanna landscape dominated by herbaceous vegetation. Trees primarily confined to riverbanks with soils composed of clay and gravel (Ref. 132443). Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann 2024 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-DiagnosticDescr-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: well developed snout tentacles, pectoral-fin spine long, and exceeding half length of the pelvic-fin leading ray in males; dorsal and caudal fins plain dark brown to black, without lighter spots or bands; dark brown to black background body color; small white to yellow dots on dorsal surface; four branched rays on the anal fin (Ref. 132443). Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann 2024 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-Morphology-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analsoft rays: 4 Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann 2024 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-Distribution-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 South America: Brazil. Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann 2024 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-Uses-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ megacanthus The species inhabits creeks at elevations near 100 meters, with swift waters lined with rocks and gravel. These water bodies are located within the Pampa biome, in a savanna landscape dominated by herbaceous vegetation. Trees primarily confined to riverbanks with soils composed of clay and gravel (Ref. 132443). Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann 2024 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-Size-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 12.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 132443)) Widholzer, R.L., J. Borsoi, R.E. Reis and A.P. Lehmann 2024 A new species of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with a redescription of Ancistrus brevipinnis and further evidence of hidden diversity in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(4):e230078. (Ref. 132443) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-71063 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-05-08 00:00:00 2025-05-08 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=71063 demersal; freshwater