The Mailed Catfish Genus Lasiancistrus Regan, 1904, from French Guiana and Surinam, with Descriptions of Two New Species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)

Abstract

Examination of recently collected material of the mailed catfish genus Lasiancistrus Regan, 1904, from French Guiana and Surinam revealed L. niger (Norman, 1926), and two new species: L. brevispinis and L. longispinis . The three species are described and figured. Lasiancistrus is compared with 13 other genera, forming the tribe Ancistrini of the subfamily Ancistrinae.