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| Scientific Name | Pseudolithoxus anthrax (Armbruster & Provenzano, 2000) |
| Common Name(s) | Flyer Cat, L235 |
| Type Locality | Río Orinoco backwater behind sand beach ca. 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W |
| Synonym(s) | Lasiancistrus anthrax |
| Pronunciation | anth racks |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | According to Armbruster, P. anthrax should have two dorsal spines and seven to eight branched dorsal rays; one anal spine and four branched anal rays; 24-26 lateral line plates; seven to eight dorsal plates; seven to eight adipose-caudal plates and 12-14 post-anal plates. The fish is usually dark grey or black with white spots. |
| Sexing | When comparing adults, males have much longer cheek bristles. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper and lower Orinoco tributaries, Caura and Aro rivers. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Tricky to acclimatize unless close attention is given to providing good water quality with plenty of oxygenation. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Does well on commercial "algae" wafers but requires a meaty element to its diet (probably met by insect larvae in the wild). Newly imported specimens need such meaty food immediately to acclimatize properly. |
| Furniture | Plants are not necessary but are left unmolested if present. Prefers flat rock caves to all other forms of refuge. |
| Compatibility | Some what territorial. Defends chosen cave structure from all other plecos; ignores larger fish. Should have adequate space. Can be kept in a community tank if this is taken into account. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Best kept with other fish that like a good water current. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Armbuster, J. W. and F. Provenzano. 2000. Four new species of the suckermouth armored catfish genus Lasiancistrus (Loricariidae: Ancistrinae). Icthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 11 No. 3: 241-254 7 figs, 2 tabs |
| Registered Keepers | (1) lordotterby, (2) clunkster, (3) The-Wolf (p: 2), (4) franc, (5) Dinyar, (6) Trollboy (p: 2), (7) djwalker124, (8) Thomas Lagesen, (9) Seaokoy, (10) agustingonzalez, (11) SoCalDiscus, (12) fishkeeper, (13) Nx7, (14) sterlingtjones, (15) jessonthenet, who also notes: "Very active and quite territorial and aggressive at times. Much prefers slate or stone hiding places to wood. Never saw it touch plants or wood at all. Loves fresh veg and meaty foods and does not seem to graze, is much more particular about what it likes. Never noticed it eating algae off any surfaces.", (16) smitty, who also notes: "Originally kept in 150gal tank. Moved to 180gal tank on 9/14/2010.
Loss due to Hurricane Irene.", (17) lethalcustoms00, (18) warrior_wolf73 (k: 2), (19) plecomanpat (p: 2, k: 2), (20) hankinswood, (21) Hansen (k: 3), (22) aeonone87. 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 | 2006 Dec 23 08:05 (species record created: 2001 Jun 14 00:00) |
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