Ancistrus patronus 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 patronus 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 Colombia and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Ancistrus patronus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:01:06.103095+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ancistrus patronus 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 patronus 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 leoni de Souza, Taphorn & Armbruster, 2019 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ancistrus maldonadoi Bifi & Ortega, 2020 | 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:D5G8R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.