Pseudancistrus pectegenitor • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudancistrus pectegenitor** Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez, 2007
Common Names	L261, Longspined Stream Pleco Langpigget Strømsugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Río Casiquiare, 73 kilometers northeast of San Carlos de Río Negro, 2°21'09"N, 66°34'31"W, Amazonas, Venezuela.
Etymology	Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. This specific epithet refers to the hypertrophied odontodes (pecten=quill) of the snout, pectoral spine and evertible cheek plates plus the fact that one adult male was presumably collected while caring(genitor=father) for a large brood of young.
Species Information
Size	242mm or 9.5" 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.
Sexing	Males possess greatly elongated evertible cheek odontodes as well as slightly elongated odontodes on the pectoral spines and snout.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: main channel of the Rio Orinoco above Raudales Autures and Rio Casiquaire in Venezuela. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (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 2017.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 18 (no. 2), pp 164, Figs. 1b, 2-3.
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Last Update	2020 Mar 01 02:11 (species record created: 2007 Jan 25 17:50)