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| Scientific Name | Pseudolithoxus tigris (Armbruster & Provenzano, 2000) |
| Common Name(s) | L257 |
| Type Locality | Backwater of Río Orinoco behind sand playa ca. 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Type Locality Map |  |
| Synonym(s) | Lasiancistrus tigris |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. The specific epither, tigris, is in reference to the striped body pattern. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 94mm (3.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Body and head with numerous black bars. Lateral line plates 23-24; dorsal plates 7-8; interdorsal plates 4-5; adipose-caudal plates 7-8; folded dorsal fin plates 11-12; and postanal plates 11-12. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Orinoco and Ventuari River basins. Orinoco , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3) 251 Fig. 5 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) greg61, (2) Merlinmaus, (3) Janne Josefsson, (4) Greg Curtis (p: 2), (5) tsunderl, (6) Donald (k: 6), (7) SHEAG (k: 4), (8) janne dahle (k: 4). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Feb 17 09:49 (species record created: 2003 Nov 15 00:00) |
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