Loricariidae

Ancistrus bufonius

Ancistrus bufonius

Lower lip nears the girdle beneath a plated adipose keel

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Ancistrus bufonius is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in South America in Bolivia and Peru.