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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Ancistrinae
Etymology: Leporacanthicus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335). More on author: Nijssen.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.2 - 7.2. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?
South America: southern tributaries of the middle and lower Amazon, Madeira, Tocantins and Guamá rivers; also known from the Ventuari River basin in the upper Orinoco drainage.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36713)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Montoya-Burgos, J.-I., S. Muller, C. Weber and J. Pawlowski, 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of the Loricariidae (Siluriformes) based on mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences. p. 363-374. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. (Ref. 33175)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00346 - 0.01664), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100) .