| SOURCE FOR OCCURRENCE IN ECUADOR: This species is common in the Guayas River drainage. There are many references for its occurrence in the area (e.g., Eigenmann, 1922; Ovchynnyk, 1971; Glodek, 1978; Isbrücker, 1980; Ferraris, 2007; Laaz & Torres, 2010; Eschmeyer, 2011). |
| ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Eigenmann, C.H. 1916. New and rare fishes from South American rivers. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 10 (1/2):77-86, Pls. 13-16. |
| TAXONOMIC STATUS: Valid (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2011). Note that Hemiancistrus hammarlundi, previously considered valid, is now considered a synonym of Hemiancistrus landoni |
| TYPE SPECIMENS: |
| RANGE ECUADOR: Guayas River drainage (Laaz & Torres, 2010). |
| RANGE OUTSIDE OF ECUADOR: Peru (Ortega et al., 2011). |
| COLLECTIONS IN ECUADOR: |
| MAXIMUM SIZE: 25.5 cm (Isbrucker, 1980). |
| DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Hemiancistrus landoni differs from other loricariids by the following characters: Interopercle with eight large stiff spines and twenty to thirty smaller spines; six bony plates between dorsal and adipose fins, fifteen lateral body plates along the side; mouth inferior, with a single row of numerous fine depressible moveable teeth in each jaw (Glodek, 1978). |
| ECOLOGY: Hemiancistrus landoni is known in Ecuador as the “campeche”. It is a small, ecologically important herbivorous fish. |
| ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: Not important economically. |
| CONSERVATION STATUS: NA. |
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| SPECIES PROFILE CREATED BY: Enrique Laaz |
| SPECIES PROFILE CONTRIBUTORS: NA |
