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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus sp. (L220) |
| Common Names | L220, Citron-stærkstrømssugemalle (Denmark) Lemonspotted Pleco |
| Type Locality | Lower Rio Paru, Pará, Brazil |
| 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 | 170mm or 6.7" 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 | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Paru (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 8/1996, pp 480-482. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.840 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Jan 19 10:38 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 04:50) |