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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Lasiancistrus

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

Americas
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
Lasiancistrus caucanus Eigenmann, 1912

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Lasiancistrus caucanus
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South America
Max. Length 12.0 cm TL
Lasiancistrus guacharote (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Lasiancistrus guacharote
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South America
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Lasiancistrus heteracanthus (Günther, 1869)

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Lasiancistrus heteracanthus
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Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Lasiancistrus saetiger
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South America
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
Lasiancistrus schomburgkii (Günther, 1864)

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Lasiancistrus schomburgkii
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South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Lasiancistrus tentaculatus Armbruster, 2005

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Lasiancistrus tentaculatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lasiancistrus caucanus Americas 23.5 SL 1912
Lasiancistrus guacharote South America 12.0 TL 1840
Lasiancistrus heteracanthus South America 15.3 SL 1869
Lasiancistrus saetiger South America 10.0 SL 2005
Lasiancistrus schomburgkii South America 14.4 SL 1864
Lasiancistrus tentaculatus South America 14.8 SL 2005



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