Pseudancistrus pectegenitor (L 261)
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj, 2007
pecten (lat.) = Federkiel, genitor (lat.) = Vater in Hinblick auf die hypertropierenden Odontoden an Maul, Pektorale
Synonyms
Schwarzer Orinokosaugwels
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
241.6 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
rocks
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: breiterer Kopf mit langen, kräftigen Odontoden am Kopf
from genus: Standard
unknown
present
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
monochrome dark
II / 10 - 11 rays
monochrome dark
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 5 rays
14 soft rays
straight
little longer at the bottom than at the top
monochrome dark
II / 10 - 11 rays
monochrome dark
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
possibly new genus with Pseudancistrus sidereus (genetic similarity)
not known
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" edition: 1 (2005) P.408
- A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse" edition: 1 (2005) P.230
- Seidel, Ingo: "Guyanancistrus und Lithoxancistrus sind wieder valide Gattungen"
(BSSW-Report 2/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau")
- Lujan, N.K., Armbruster, J.W. & Sabaj, M.H., 2007 "Two new species of Pseudancistrus from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 18 No. 2, P. 163)
- Redaktion DATZ, 1998 "Harnischwels aus dem Orinoco" (DATZ, 1998-4)
- Willink, P.W.; Mol, J.H. & Chernoff, B., 2010 "A new species of suckermouth armored catfish, Pseudancistrus kwinti (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coppename River drainage, Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname" (abstract) (Zootaxa, Vol. 2332, P. 41)
- Costa e Silva, G. de S.; Roxo, F.F.; Britzke, R. & Oliveira, C., 2014 "New species of the Pseudancistrus barbatus group (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with comments on its biogeography and dispersal routes" (ZooKeys, Vol. 406, P. 2)
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