Acanthicus is a genus of large, South American suckermouth armored catfishes native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and possibly in Guyana.[2] The name Acanthicus is derived from the Greek, akanthikos meaning thorny, spiny.[3] Fish of this genus are known as lyre-tail plecos.[4][5] These species are found in large rivers,[2] primarily in areas with a rocky bottom and a moderate or strong current.[1]
^ abChamon, C.C. (2016): Redescription of Acanthicus hystrix Agassiz, 1829 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with comments on the systematics and distribution of the genus. Zootaxa, 4088 (3): 395–408.
^ abArmbruster, J.W. "Acanthicus Spix, 1829". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Acanthicus in FishBase. January 2016 version.
^"PlanetCatfish: Cat-eLog: Loricariidae: Acanthicus hystrix". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^"PlanetCatfish: Cat-eLog: Loricariidae: Acanthicus adonis". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
hystrix. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acanthicus adonis. Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Acanthicus adonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023:...
X-ray microtomography of Triplococcus acanthicus This is a microfossil from the Middle Ordovician with four nested spheres. The innermost sphere is highlighted...
simply sucked suitably sized prey into its mouth.[citation needed] I. acanthicus I. anaides I. arcuatus I. cruentus I. ctenodon I. elegans I. goodeanus...
87 in) in Nannoplecostomus eleonorae to over 100 cm (39 in) in Panaque, Acanthicus, and Pterygoplichthys. One of the most obvious characteristics of the...
X-ray microtomography of Triplococcus acanthicus. This is a microfossil from the Middle Ordovician with four nested spheres. The innermost sphere is highlighted...
X-ray microtomography of Triplococcus acanthicus This is a microfossil from the Middle Ordovician with four nested spheres. The innermost sphere is highlighted...
Ancistrini (sometimes considered a separate subfamily as Ancistrinae) Acanthicus Ancistrus Andeancistrus Araichthys Baryancistrus Chaetostoma Cordylancistrus...
The caudal fin is forked, but without filaments. Cheek odontodes, as in Acanthicus, are thin but numerous. The plates on the body are well keeled with rows...
The Oxfordien of the Middle Jura: Suivie of a Supplementary Aid to the Acanthicus Ammonites of the Occidental Jura, originally published in volumes III...
Chamon, C.C. (2011). Revisão taxonômica e relações filogenéticas do grupo Acanthicus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) (PhD). São Paulo State University....
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