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Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus nigrescens Eigenmann, 1912 |
Common Names | L299, Headspotted Stream Pleco Hovedplettet Strømsugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Amatuk, Guyana. |
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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Size | 182mm or 7.2" 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. |
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Distribution | South America: Upper Potaro River basin, Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Rupununi, Upper Rupununi (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 2020. |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 234, Fig. 35, Pl. 25 (fig. 2). |
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Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Jul 29 00:00) |