Transancistrus

Transancistrus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Tribe:	Ancistrini
Genus:	Transancistrus Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-S., 2015 [1]
Type species
Cordylancistrus santarosensis Tan & Armbruster, 2012

Transancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.[1]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

• Transancistrus aequinoctialis (Pellegrin, 1909) [1]
• Transancistrus santarosensis (M. Tan & Armbruster, 2012) [1]

References

1. Lujan, N.K., Meza-Vargas, V. & Barriga-Salazar, R. (2015): Two New Chaetostoma Group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) Sister Genera from Opposite Sides of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, with the Description of One New Species. Copeia, 103 (3): 651-663.