Ancistrus leoni de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
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
Ancistrus leoni 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 found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Ancistrus leoni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:00:58.218278+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ancistrus leoni de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
- Name authority
- de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Ancistrus
- 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
- genusAncistrus Kner, 1854
- speciesAncistrus leoni de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ancistrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ancistrus formoso Sabino & Trajano, 1997 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus abilhoai Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus reisi Fisch-Muller, Cardoso, da Silva & Bertaco, 2005 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus maldonadoi Bifi & Ortega, 2020 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus patronus de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus yutajae de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus agostinhoi Bifi, Pavanelli & Zawadzki, 2009 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus aguaboensis Fisch-Muller, Mazzoni & Weber, 2001 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus bodenhameri Schultz, 1944 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus caucanus Fowler, 1943 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus chagresi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus claro Knaack, 1999 | 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., Taphorn, D. C., & Armbruster, J. W. (2019). Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species. Zootaxa, 4552. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1 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:D5G8N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.