Lasiancistrus schomburgkii (Günther, 1864)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lasiancistrus schomburgkii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This species has a wide distribution in the Amazon basin, as well as the upper Orinoco and Essequibo basins, it has been recorded from Bolivia Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. The Specific name, schomburgkii, honours the German explorer Robert Hermann Schomburgk, who gave the holotype to the British Museum (Natural History). This catfish reaches a standard length of 14.4 cm (5.7 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Lasiancistrus schomburgkii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:00:02.490115+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lasiancistrus schomburgkii (Günther, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1864)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Lasiancistrus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyHypostominae Kner, 1853
- tribeAncistrini Kner, 1854
- genusLasiancistrus Regan, 1904
- speciesLasiancistrus schomburgkii (Günther, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lasiancistrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lasiancistrus guacharote (Valenciennes, 1840) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lasiancistrus diazi Ardila Rodriguez, 2026 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lasiancistrus tentaculatus Armbruster, 2005 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lasiancistrus scolymus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1985 Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1985 | synonym |
| Chaetostomus schomburgkii Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
| Lasiancistrus castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1911) (Miranda Ribeiro, 1911) | synonym |
| Lasiancistrus pictus (Castelnau, 1855) (Castelnau, 1855) | synonym |
| Peckoltia caquetae (Fowler, 1945) (Fowler, 1945) | synonym |
| Guyanancistrus schomburgkii (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Pseudancistrus schomburgkii (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Hemiancistrus caquetae Fowler, 1945 Fowler, 1945 | synonym |
| Hemiancistrus castelnaui Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 | synonym |
| Hypostomus pictus Castelnau, 1855 Castelnau, 1855 | synonym |
| Lasiancistrus caquetae (Fowler, 1945) (Fowler, 1945) | synonym |
| Lasiancistrus guapore Knaack, 2000 Knaack, 2000 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1010225 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SCB2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.