Identity and locality
Hypancistrus sp. L260
rio Tapajós region, Brazil
Diagnostic evidence and naming
L260 is a specialist hobby identifier for Queen Arabesque. Avoid treating it as an independently described scientific species or synonymizing it with visually similar forms absent a taxonomic source. An independent L-Welse specialist catalog traces L260 Queen Arabesque to the Rio Tapajós near Santarém–Pimental and the DATZ March 1998 trade designation. It remains an undescribed Hypancistrus; observations of captive breeding do not establish a named scientific species or fixed ornamental gene.
Breeding and genetics limitations
Specialist husbandry describes male cave guarding; exact spawning parameters require breeder logs.
Original references
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Public Discord research discussion
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