Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus sp. (L122) |
Common Names | L122, Spotted Orange Seam Pleco Rævestribet Sugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Venezuela |
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 | 150mm or 5.9" 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. Similar to L106, L122 has a flatter body shape. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Venezuela, Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho - upper Orinoco drainage. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | DATZ 5/1993 pp280-281. |
Registered Keepers | There are 9 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.704 | |
Last Update | 2022 Jan 14 13:05 (species record created: 2001 Oct 18 00:00) |