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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pseudancistrus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); reus: From the Latinreus (one who is accused or arraigned like a defendant, prisoner, criminal, or culprit), in reference to the barred pattern that looks like the stripes of the stereotypical prisoner's uniform..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; pH range: 6.6 - ?. Tropical; 28°C - ?
South America: Río Caroní in Venezuela.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 75198)
Descrição suscinta
Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total): 2; Raios dorsais (total): 7; Espinhos anais 1; Raios anais : 5. Distinguished from all congeners by having bars on the body; and from all examined Pseudancistrus except Pseudancistrus genisetiger and Pseudancistrus papariae by having an incomplete mid-dorsal plate row with 18 plates ( vs. complete with 21-25 plates). Differs from one specimen of Pseudancistrus genisetiger and the holotype of Pseudancistrus papariae by the presence of 18 continuous plates (vs. mid-dorsal row with 14 plates, then a break around the adipose fin and then 2 more plates at the posterior end of the caudal peduncle. Another specimen of Pseudancistrus papariae with complete mid-dorsal row, but plate rows not examined (Ref. 75198).
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in water tea-colored river with low conductivity (12 µmho/cm), visibility ~ 2m and moderate current (Ref. 75198).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Armbruster, J.W. and D.C. Taphorn, 2008. A new species of Pseudancistrus from the Río Caroní, Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 1731:33-41. (Ref. 75198)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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