Pseudancistrus reus

Armbruster & Taphorn, 2008
Genus uncertain (inc. sed.)
Pseudancistrus reus
reus (lat.) = defendant, prisoner, because the barred pattern
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  11 cm
Standard length (documented)
76.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
6.0 - 7.0
río Claro (endemic)

Bolívar (VEN)

Venezuela

Río Caroni ➙ río Orinoco

[ 7.908,-63.047 ]
Map to Pseudancistrus reus
Type of water
Clear water
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
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
habitat: conductivity 12 µS/cm; visibility ~ 2m; pH 6,6; temp. 28°C, only 2 exemplars from 1988, after the building of Guri-dam this species can be extinct
not known
Pic. 2: Pseudancistrus reus
Pic. 3: Pseudancistrus reus
Pic. 4: Pseudancistrus reus
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