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Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus depressus (Günther, 1868) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Probably Suriname. |
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 | 130mm or 5.1" 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: Suriname. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56), pp 476. |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.1639 | |
Last Update | 2020 Dec 30 00:51 (species record created: 2006 Aug 03 00:00) |