Pseudancistrus

Bleeker, 1862
Type species: Pseudancistrus barbatus
Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes, 1840) from Oyapock
Etymology
pseudo (gr.) = falsch + Ancistrus
Classification
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
Groups
Length (total)
5 - 25 cm
Body height
flat
Coloring
schwarz, grau, oliv, oft mit weißen/gelben Punkten und Säumen
Fins
present
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
7 ( - 11)  soft rays
Mouth
relativ groß
Jaw
sehr viele kleine Zähne
Pseudancistrus barbatus
Sex difference
breiterer Kopf mit langen, kräftigen Odontoden am Kopf
Breeding behavior
Others
langer Bart aus Odontoden
Strinking
of them
long beard from odontodes
Additional literatur
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" S.884 - 891

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Pseudancistrus asurini (L 67)
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
 
Brazil
cachoeira Grande, cachoeira do Mucura, rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudancistrus asurini (L 67)
25
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus barbatus
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
 
French Guiana
Oyapock = rio Oiapoque-, Mana River-, Maroni River = Marowijne River-Einzug
(Cayenne, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes, 1840) from Oyapock
25
120
24 - 28
unknown
Pseudancistrus corantijniensis
de Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos, 2008
 
Guyana, Suriname
Corantijn River = Courantyne River
(Nickerie, East Berbice-Corentyne)
Pseudancistrus corantijniensis
22
150
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus depressus
Günther, 1868
 
Suriname
Raleighvallen, Kajana, Suriname River, Coppename River
(Sipaliwini, Coronie, Saramacca)
Pseudancistrus depressus
20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus guentheri
Regan, 1904
 
Guyana
 
Pseudancistrus guentheri
12
80
 
unknown
Pseudancistrus kayabi
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
 
Brazil
Rio Teles Pires, Rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)
Pseudancistrus kayabi, holotype, MZUSP 116322, male 88.4 mm SL, from rio Teles Pires (Amazon basin), municipality of Itaúba, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
12
80
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus kwinti
Willink, Mol & Chernoff, 2010
 
Suriname
Coppename River
(Sipaliwini)
Pseudancistrus kwinti, holotype, lateral
13
80
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus megacephalus
Hemiancistrus megacephalus
Günther, 1868
 
Guyana, Suriname
Essequibo-Einzug, Küstenflüsse
(Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Wanica, Barima-Waini, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Ewwequibo Islands-West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica, Mahaica-Berbice, East Berbice-Corentyne, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Cuyuni-Mazaruni)
Pseudancistrus megacephalus
18
120
 
unknown
Pseudancistrus nigrescens
Eigenmann, 1912
 
Guyana
oberer Potaro River, Rupununi River
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
Pseudancistrus nigrescens
20
120
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus cf. nigrescens "L 299"

 
Brazil, Guyana
Potaro River, Rupununi River, Rio Uraricoera
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Roraima)
20
120
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus pectegenitor (L 261)
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj, 2007
 
Venezuela
Río Casiquare, oberer Rio Orinoco-Einzug
(Amazonas)
Pseudancistrus pectegenitor (L 261)
25
150
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus reus
Armbruster & Taphorn, 2008
 
Venezuela
Río Claro
(Bolívar (VEN))
Pseudancistrus reus
11
80
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus sidereus
Armbruster, 2004
 
Brazil, Venezuela
Río Siapa, Río Casiquare, Río Ventuari
(Amazonas)
Pseudancistrus sidereus
25
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "Rio Iriri"

 
Brazil
Rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "Rio Jamanxim"

 
Brazil
Rio Jamanxim
(Pará (BRA))
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "LDA 89"
Lithoxancistrus sp. "LDA 89"

 
Brazil
Rio Tapajós
(Pará (BRA))
10
80
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 259" / "LDA 32"

 
Brazil
Rio Tapajos
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 259" / "LDA 32"
20
100
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 321"

 
Brazil
Rio Tapajos, Rio Jamanxim
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 321"
25
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 383"

 
Brazil
cachoeira Porteira, rio Trombetas
(Pará (BRA))
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 436"

 
Brazil
Rio Maicuru
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 436"
>20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 437"

 
Brazil
Rio Curuá
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 437"
>20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 438"

 
Brazil
Rio Branco
(Roraima)
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 438"
>20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 439"

 
Brazil
Rio Jauaperi
(Roraima)
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 439"
>20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 440"

 
Brazil
Rio Jatapu
(Amazonas, Roraima)
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 440"
>20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus sp. "L 491"

 
Brazil
Rio Jauaperi
(Roraima)
 
 
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus zawadzkii
da Costa e Silva, Roxo, Britzke, Oliveira, 2014
 
Brazil
Rio Tapajós bei Itaituba, Rio Tracuá = Rio Tracoá
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudancistrus zawadzkii, live specimen, LBP 15045, paratype, female, 128.7 mm SL, Tapajós river, Pará State, Brazil.
16
100
26 - 30
unknown
32  entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Ingo Seidel
3, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Eigenmann, Carl H. (PD)
11
Rare Aquatics
12
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