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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus yekuana Lujan, Armbruster, & Sabaj, 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Venezuela: Amazonas: Rio Ventuari, above Salto Tencua, 58 km ESE of San Juan de Manapiare (5 02' 52''N 65 36' 57''W) |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. A reference to the Ye-Kuana, an indigenous people inhabiting the upper Rio Ventuari. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 43mm (1.7") 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. |
| General Remarks | Sexually mature from a size of 35mm. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known only from the Rio Ventuari above Salto Tencua. |
| Other Parameters | The original description notes that all specimens were captured using a cast net over torrential sheet flow over bedrock. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters Vol. 18, No. 2, pp 163-174 June 2007. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 22 10:09 (species record created: 2011 Sep 19 20:25) |
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