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| Scientific Name | Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name(s) | Pinecone Pleco |
| Type Locality | Probably Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Monistiancistrus carachama, Plecostomus pellegrini, Pseudorinelepis agassizii, Pseudorinelepis carachama, Pseudorinelepis pellegrini, Rhinelepis agassizii, Rinelepis genibarbis |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pseudos=False + (Greek)rhinos=nose + (Greek)lepis=scale. This specific epithet refers to its cheek(gena=cheek) hair(barbis=hair). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 356mm (14") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Amazon Basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (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 | Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp484 - Pl. 453 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 May 31 02:30 (species record created: 2001 May 02 00:00) |
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