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Habitat, Rio Uraricoera/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/nigrescens/5.jpg "Pseudancistrus nigrescens")
Habitat, Rio Uraricoera
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus nigrescens Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Names | L299, Headspotted Stream Pleco Hovedplettet Strømsugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Amatuk, Guyana. |
| 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 | 182mm or 7.2" 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: Upper Potaro River basin, Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Rupununi, Upper Rupununi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 234, Fig. 35, Pl. 25 (fig. 2). |
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| Last Update | 2022 Jan 21 11:19 (species record created: 2006 Jul 29 00:00) |