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Scientific Name Pseudancistrus sp. (L440)   
Common Names L440, Tile Pleco
Flisesugemalle (Denmark)
Etymology Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. 
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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.
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Distribution Rio Jatapu.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Uatumã, Jatapu (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Last Update 2022 Jan 22 09:48 (species record created: 2011 Jan 15 03:20)