Pseudancistrus nigrescens (Loricariidae) Cat-eLog

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Habitat, Rio Uraricoera
Habitat, Rio Uraricoera

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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.
Species Information
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.
Habitat Information
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) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 234, Fig. 35, Pl. 25 (fig. 2).
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Last Update	2022 Jan 21 11:19 (species record created: 2006 Jul 29 00:00)