Orange spot bristlenose

[Brengun]

I get that common Australian bristlenose, albino bristlenose, longfin common, longfin albino are all variations of Ancistrus sp. but is the "orange-spot" bristlenose any different in classification?

 

[Rabbit]

They are different species i will pull up the info.
Also one of the wholsalers has on a few occasions mixed these up with commons leading in unsuspected sale of incorrectly identified fish.

 

[Rabbit]

Ancistrus sp 'Rio Ucayali' is the name ppl are reffering to it by.
Here is a direct link to the info via PC http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=638
HTH.

 

[Brengun]

Oh thankyou Rabbit, you are a gem. :yes:

 

[st24rsap]

we get a lot of these in one of my LFS advertised as common bns, went in last week and saw about 30 Rio Ucayali at £4.95 each

 

[xingu]

Agreed, quite an elongate fish especially when young, almost remind me of Lasiancistrus

 

[Rabbit]

I thought the same Lasiancistrus, but lasiancistrus lack "tentacles" un-like ancistrus.

 

[xingu]

Well the bristles the above fish seems to already have around its mouth would identify that it is not a Lasi.

Here is my old L. tentaculatus - L092, spots are different as well but overall shape is quite similar

http://www.planetcatfish.com/images/full/loricariidae/lasiancistrus/tentaculatus/8.jpg

 

[Rabbit]

Sorry xingu i worded that wrong i was reffering to the spp in general not the individual.
But yeah there is a clear difference between the orangespot and common ancistrus sp i had some young fish i had raised from 3cm the male grew bristles as per usual but in a flat branch shape much like a wobegong shark.