Acanthicus hystrix

Acanthicus hystrix
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Ancistrinae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Acanthicus
Species: A. hystrix
Binomial name
Acanthicus hystrix
Spix & Agassiz, 1829[1]

Acanthicus hystrix is a species of armored catfish native to the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru. This species grows to 73 cm (29 in) in SL.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Acanthicus hystrix" in FishBase. December 2011 version.