/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/guentheri/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus guentheri(1) Lateral view of preserved specimen - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/guentheri/2.jpg "Pseudancistrus guentheri(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus guentheri (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Ancistrus guentheri |
| 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 | 100mm (3.9") 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: unknown locality in Guyana. Guyana Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jul 06 14:59 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 13:15) |
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