/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/guentheri/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus guentheri")
Lateral view of preserved specimen/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/guentheri/2.jpg "Pseudancistrus guentheri")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/guentheri/3.jpg "Pseudancistrus guentheri")
Ventral view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus guentheri (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Ancistrus guentheri |
| 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 | 120mm or 4.7" 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: unknown locality in Guyana. Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , 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 | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1), pp 241, Pl. 12 (fig. 3). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.2933 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 13:15) |