PlanetCatfish.com - Pseudancistrus asurini (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

Sub-adult
Dorsal view
Habitat: Rio Xingu
Juvenile

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudancistrus asurini** Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Common Names	L067, Yellowspotted Stream Pleco Gulprikket Strømsugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Pará State, municipality of Altamira: rio Xingú (Amazon basin), Cachoeira do Espelho, Brazil, 3°39'05"S, 52°22'42"W.
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	200mm or 7.9" 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. L067 was often known as being the same as L017. L067 will grow spines horizontally outwards right around the snout rim but especially at the sides. L067 has at least a small amount of yellow in the dorsal fins leading spine. Both fishes have yellow in the caudal.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Brazil: Rio Xingu Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	25.0-30.0°C or 77-86°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	ZooKeys No. 482, pp 27, Figs. 3-4.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)