| Acanthicus Temporal range:
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| Acanthicus hystrix | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Acanthicus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829[2] |
| Type species | |
| Acanthicus hystrix Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829
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Acanthicus is a genus of large, South American suckermouth armored catfishes native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and possibly in Guyana.[3] The name Acanthicus is derived from the Greek, akanthikos meaning thorny, spiny.[4] Fish of this genus are known as lyre-tail plecos.[5][6] These species are found in large rivers,[3] primarily in areas with a rocky bottom and a moderate or strong current.[2]
- ^ Bogan, S.; Agnolin, F.L. (2020). "First fossil of the Giant Armored Catfish Acanthicus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Late Miocene of Entre Ríos Province, Argentina". Zootaxa. 4808 (3): 571–581. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4808.3.11. PMID 33055970.
- ^ a b Chamon, C.C. (2016): Redescription of Acanthicus hystrix Agassiz, 1829 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with comments on the systematics and distribution of the genus. Zootaxa, 4088 (3): 395–408.
- ^ a b Armbruster, J.W. "Acanthicus Spix, 1829". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acanthicus". FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ^ "PlanetCatfish: Cat-eLog: Loricariidae: Acanthicus hystrix". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "PlanetCatfish: Cat-eLog: Loricariidae: Acanthicus adonis". Retrieved 1 March 2024.