- Dorsal view
- Close-up of mouth
- Close-up of head
- Dorsal view of male
- Dorsal view of female
- Ventral view
- Newly hatched fry
- Newly hatched fry
- Male, genital papillae and longer ventral fin
- Female, genital papillae and regular ventral fin
- Male, close-up of pectoral fin
- Female, close-up of pectoral fin
- Newly hatched fry
- Four weeks old
- Four weeks old
- Five weeks old
- Five weeks old
- Seven weeks old
- Seven weeks old
- Seven month old
- Juvenile
Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Pseudolithoxus dumus (Armbruster & Provenzano, 2000) |
Common Names | L244, Black Spotted Orinoco-Ancistrus (Germany) Sortplettet Flyversugemalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Río Orinoco, backwater behind sand playa about 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Amazonas State, Venezuela. |
Synonym(s) | Lasiancistrus dumus |
Pronunciation | sue doh lith ox uss. |
Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. |
Articles | - CotM 2013 January |
Species Information | |
Size | 101mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Body color light with large, black spots at least anteriorly; spots may combine posteriorly to form bars. Tips of dorsal and caudal spines with light orange to cream-colored spots. Lateral line plates 24-25; dorsal plates 6-9; interdorsal plates 6-7; adipose-caudal plates 6-7; folded dorsal fin plates 11-14; and postanal plates 11-13 |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Upper Orinoco, upper Negro and Casiquiare River basins 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) 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. |
Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | The first species in the genus to be bred in captivity (2011). Is a square pipe spawner, preferring open ended narrow spaces to a closed-end cave. Male guards egg clutch, free swimming fry are straightforward to feed on prepared foods as soon as their yolk sac is completely consumed. |
Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3), pp 246, Fig. 3. |
Registered Keepers | There are 26 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 14 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 19 11:09 (species record created: 2002 Oct 15 00:00) |