Ancistrus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin ancistrum and Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῐστρον (ắnkĭstron, “fishhook”).
Proper noun
Ancistrus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Loricariidae – bushynose catfishes or bristlenose catfishes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi – superorder; Siluriformes – order; Loricariidae – family; Hypostominae – subfamily; Ancistrini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ancistrus cirrhosus (jumbie teta (Trinidad and Tobago)) – type species
Derived terms
See also
- Ancistrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ancistrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ancistrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons