 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus corantijniensis de Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos , 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Corantijn River at Kaw Falls, 4°59'48.3 |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 179mm (7") 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: Suriname. Known from middle and lower Corantijn River. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Corintijns (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa No. 1918 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Jan 27 12:31 (species record created: 2009 Jan 25 05:17) |
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