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

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South America
Max. Length 9.0 cm SL
Transancistrus aequinoctialis (Pellegrin, 1909)

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Transancistrus aequinoctialis
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Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Transancistrus santarosensis (Tan & Armbruster, 2012)

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Transancistrus santarosensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Transancistrus aequinoctialis South America 9.0 SL 1909
Transancistrus santarosensis South America 7.7 SL 2012



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