Hemiancistrus cerrado de Souza, Melo, Chamon & Armbruster, 2008
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
Hemiancistrus cerrado 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 catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Bugre and Vermelho rivers and, probably, the Peixe River, all tributaries of the Araguaia, in the state of Goiás. This species reaches a standard length of 17 cm (6.7 in). The specific name, cerrado, is the name of the central region of Brazil where this species occurs.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemiancistrus cerrado; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:45:25.072084+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemiancistrus cerrado de Souza, Melo, Chamon & Armbruster, 2008
- Name authority
- de Souza, Melo, Chamon & Armbruster, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Hemiancistrus
- 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
- tribeSpectracanthicini Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
- genusHemiancistrus Bleeker, 1862
- speciesHemiancistrus cerrado de Souza, Melo, Chamon & Armbruster, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiancistrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemiancistrus chlorostictus Cardoso & Malabarba, 1999 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiancistrus sabaji (Armbruster, 2003) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiancistrus medians (Kner, 1854) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiancistrus megalopteryx Cardoso, 2004 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiancistrus aspidolepis (Günther, 1867) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemiancistrus votouro Cardoso & da Silva, 2004 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- de Souza, L. S., Melo, M. R. S., Chamon, C. C., & Armbruster, J. W. (2008). A new species of Hemiancistrus from the rio Araguaia basin, Goiás state, Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 6. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252008000300015 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:6LNP4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.