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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus orinoco (Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988) |
| Common Name(s) | L126 |
| Type Locality | Río Orinoco at the waterfall near Río Tuparro mouth, Vichada Prov., Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Lithoxancistrus orinoco |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. Species named after the river Orinoco where the type specimen was collected. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 85mm (3.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Pseudancistrus is the only genus of the Ancistrini (former Ancistrinae) that lacks evertible cheek plates. Because of this characteristic, it has at times been placed in the Hypostominae. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Orinoco River and tributaries. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 25.0-27.0°C or 77-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Rev. Fr. Aquariol. v. 15 (no. 1) 14 Figs. 1-2 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Jan 25 10:46 (species record created: 2003 Nov 09 00:00) |
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