The Acanthicus
Group
Acanthicus
Agassiz 1829, Leporacanthicus
Isbrücker
and Nijssen, 1989, Megalancistrus Isbrücker 1980, and Pseudacanthicus
Bleeker 1862
Acanthicus hystrix, Photo by J.W. Armbruster
The genera Acanthicus, Pseudacanthicus,
Megalancistrus, and
Leporacanthicus are closely related and very similar in appearance. All are large fishes with well developed odontodes forming keels on the lateral plates and 8 or more dorsal-fin rays. Click on the links above or below to get to the individual pages for the genera.
SPECIES
Acancthicus
- A. adonis Isbrücker and Nijssen 1988
- A. hystrix Agassiz 1829
Leporacanthicus
- L. galaxias(Isbrücker and Nijssen 1989)
- L.heterodon (Isbrücker and Nijssen 1989)
- L. joselimai (Isbrücker and Nijssen 1989)
- L. triactis (Isbrücker et al. 1992)
Megalancistrus
- M. aculeatus (Perugia 1891) (Synonym of M. parananus)
- M. barrae (Steindachner 1910)
- M. gigas (Boulenger 1895)
- M. parananus (Peters 1881)
Pseudacanthicus
- P. fordii (Günther 1868)
- P. histrix (Valenciennes 1840)
- P. leopardus (Fowler 1914
- P. serratus (Valenciennes 1840)
- P. spinosae (Ferreora 1922) (Synonym of P. histrix)
- P. spinosus (Castelnau 1855)
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