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Scientific Name	**Pseudolithoxus tigris** (Armbruster & Provenzano, 2000)
Common Names	L257, Tigerstribet Flyversugemalle (Denmark) Tigerstriped Plane Pleco
Type Locality	Backwater of Río Orinoco behind sand playa ca. 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela.
Synonym(s)	Lasiancistrus tigris
Pronunciation	sue doh lith ox uss.
Etymology	Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. The specific epither, tigris, is in reference to the striped body pattern.
Species Information
Size	94mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Body and head with numerous black bars. Lateral line plates 23-24; dorsal plates 7-8; interdorsal plates 4-5; adipose-caudal plates 7-8; folded dorsal fin plates 11-12; and postanal plates 11-12.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Orinoco and Ventuari River basins in Venezuela. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Temperature	23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3), pp 251, Fig. 5.
Registered Keepers	There are 26 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 12 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2003 Nov 15 00:00)