Identity and locality
Hypancistrus vandragti (Lujan & Armbruster, 2011)
Lower Río Ventuari and Orinoco confluence, Venezuela
Diagnostic evidence and naming
2011 described as Micracanthicus vandragti with small black-and-white-spotted fish and protrusible lower jaws; Eschmeyer currently recognizes Hypancistrus vandragti. Historic genus transfer is not a domestic lineage split.
Breeding and genetics limitations
Original type species and transferred scientific combination must be traceable; captive reproduction and founder unknown.
Original references
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