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Scientific Name	**Pseudancistrus genisetiger** Fowler, 1941
Common Names	Slate Pleco Skiffersugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Jaguaribe, Orós, Ceará State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Lasiancistrus genisetiger, Lithoxancistrus genisetiger
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	103mm or 4.1" 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: Jaguaribe River basin, Brazil. Ceará State Rivers, Jaguaribe (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93, pp 155, Figs. 59-62.
Registered Keepers	There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2019 Nov 04 15:44)