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Mark Henry Sabaj (4)

Description: Snout length/head length ratio 55.5–65.3%; head-eye length/snout length 53.9–72.1% in specimens greater than 60 mm SL; dark spots on fins relatively small, forming 6–9 irregular bands on the caudal fin and 7–9 spots along the pectoral-fin spine. Typical Ancistrus shape with both sexes sporting bristles to the head area with the male having the larger and more impressive tentacles. Aquarium Care: Quite an easy species to keep as long as there is adequate aeration in the aquarium and giving them a choice of pipes, stones or rockwork. Reproduction: The female lays her eggs in caves or crevices... that the male has chosen and cleaned.... as a cluster. The male usually then guards the eggs after ejecting the female. The fry then cling to the sides of the cave and when they use up their yolk sac, which is around the four to seven day period, they will be ready to feed on infusuria, vegetable matter, brine shrimp naupli or micro worms. In a community tank a few will survive if enough hiding places are afforded to them. Etymology: The specific name martini: In honour of geologist Bethea Martin, Lago Petroleum Corporation, who aided Schultz in the collection of fishes in Venezuela.

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Ancistrus triradiatus martini

Loricariidae

South America: Zulia River basin in the Catatumbo River drainage, Lake Maracaibo drainage, Venezuela. Type locality: Río Táchira, 7 km. north of San Antonio, Catatumbo system; Venezuela.

9.0cm. (3½ins)

24-28°c (75-83°f.)

6.0-7.0.

Donald C Taphorn, Jonathan W Armbruster, Francisco Villa-Navarro, C Keith Ray. Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 2013 ;3641:343-70.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2016. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2016 ).
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.