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Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis — Brownsberg

Named speciesResearch draft

Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018

Identity and locality

Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis Mol, Fisch-Muller & Covain, 2018

Upper Kumbu Creek, Saramacca basin, Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname

Diagnostic evidence and naming

Distinct 2018 formally named stream specialist with five branched anal rays; compared with Nassau dwarf, has smaller tooth cups and different peduncle proportions. Wild locality is highly restricted. The 2018 original description and specialist catalog document Guyanancistrus brownsbergensis from Brownsberg, Suriname, distinct from the Nassau Mountains taxon.

Breeding and genetics limitations

Field temperatures/oxygen measured in one stream are observational and should not be reprinted as a universal tank formula.

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