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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Transancistrus: Derived from the Latin word 'trans', meaning across, over, or on the other side of, in reference to the distribution of this genus across rivers draining the Pacific slope of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, and 'ancistrus', a root name for many Hypostominae genera having clusters of enlarged evertible cheek odontodes.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Issue
No later work.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt gần đáy. Tropical
South America: Guayas River basin in Ecuador.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 104644)
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Lujan, N.K., V. Meza-Vargas and R. Barriga-Salazar, 2015. Two new Chaetostoma group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) sister genera from opposite sides of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, with description of one new species. Copeia 103(3):651-663. (Ref. 104644)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00719 - 0.03336), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).