Pseudacanthicus

Bleeker, 1882
Type species: Pseudacanthicus serratus
Pseudacanthicus serratus, Maroni River
Etymology
pseudo = falsch und Acanticus
Classification
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Group
Synonyms
Stoneiella
Length (total)
20 - 100 cm
Anatomy
elongated
Body height
height
Mouth
relatively small
Jaw
Pseudacanthicus serratus
Sex difference
males: wider head, often larger dorsal, often more attractive colored
Breeding behavior
Others
strongly keeled, thornlike odontodes
Strinking
of them
strongly keeled, thorn-like odontodes
Additional literatur

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Pseudacanthicus fordii
Günther, 1868
 
French Guiana, Suriname
Maroni River = Marowijne River oberhalb Maripasoula
(Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni,Tapanahony)
Pseudacanthicus fordii
30
200
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus cf. hystrix "L 185"

 
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Belo Monte
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus cf. hystrix "L 185"
>35
200
26 - 30
fb
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Fowler, 1914
 
Brazil, Guyana
Rupununi River, oberer Rio Branco-Einzug
(Upper Takutu - upper Essequibo, Roraima, Amazonas (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
>30
150
25 - 29
Amazonas, L-Welse.com
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "Rio Içana"

 
Brazil
Rio Içana, oberer Rio Negro Einzug
(Amazonas)
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "Rio Içana"
40
150
25 - 29
unknown
40
160
 
unknown
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "L 114" / "LDA 7"

 
Brazil
Rio Demini, mittlerer Rio Negro Einzug
(Amazonas)
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "L 114" / "LDA 7"
40
150
25 - 29
multiple
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "L 427"

 
Brazil
Rio Jatapu
(Amazonas, Roraima)
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus "L 427"
40
150
26 - 30
fb
Pseudacanthicus major (L 186)
Chamon & Costa e Silva, 2018
 
Brazil
Rio Tocantins, rio Paranã, rio Areias
(Tocantins, Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus major (L 186)
>75
300
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus cf. major "L 64"

 
Brazil
unterer Rio Tocantins, Ilha do Marajo
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus cf. major "L 64"
>100
300
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus pirarara (L 25)
Chamon & Sousa, 2016
 
Brazil
Rio Xingu, rio Iriri, rio Bacajá
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus pirarara (L 25)
>40
200
26 - 30
multiple
Pseudacanthicus pitanga (L 24)
Chamon, 2015
 
Brazil
igarapé Jatobal, rio Itacaiunas, poço do Paulo, rio Maranhão, rio Sono, im Rio Tocantins-Einzug
(Tocantins, Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus pitanga (L 24)
>40
200
25 - 29
yes
Pseudacanthicus serratus
Valenciennes, 1840
 
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
Küstengewässer
Pseudacanthicus serratus, Maroni River
30
200
25 - 29
fb
Pseudacanthicus cf. serratus "L 63"

 
Brazil
Rio Tocantins
(Pará (BRA))
>40
200
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "Rio Uatuma"

 
Brazil
Rio Uatumã
(Amazonas)
 
 
 
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "LDA 85"

 
Brazil
Belém
(Pará (BRA))
35
160
26 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "LDA 105"

 
Brazil
Rio Jamanxim
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus sp.  "LDA 105"
40
200
26 - 30
Amazonas Nov./Dez. 2017
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 65"

 
Brazil
Rio Manacapuru
(Amazonas)
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 65"
25
150
25 - 29
multiple
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 96"

 
Brazil
Rio Pará-Einzug bei Portel
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 96"
>40
200
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 97"

 
Brazil
Rio Tapajós bei Santarem
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 97"
20
150
26 - 30
welse.ch
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 273"

 
Brazil
Rio Tapajos
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 273"
>40
150
26 - 30
yes
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 275"

 
Brazil
Rio Tapajos
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 275"
>70
300
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 320"

 
Brazil
Rio Jari
(Pará, Amapá)
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 320"
>40
200
25 - 29
yes
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 343"

 
Brazil
Rio Jari
(Pará, Amapá)
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 343"
40
200
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 420"

 
Brazil
Rio Tocantins bei Maraba, Tucurui-Stausee
(Pará (BRA))
40
200
24 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 452"

 
Peru
Río Tapiche, Rio Ucayali-Einzug bei Requena
(Loreto)
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 452"
40
150
25 - 29
BSSW
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 520"

 
Brazil
rio Curuá bei Alenquer
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus sp. "L 520"
>30
150
25 - 29
yes
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Castelnau, 1855
 
Brazil
Rio Guamá, rio Tocantins-, rio Araguaia-Einzug
(Pará (BRA)
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
40
150
25 - 29
PCF
Pseudacanthicus cf. spinosus "L 79"

 
Brazil
Rio Tocantins bei Marabá
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus cf. spinosus "L 79"
>30
200
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudacanthicus cf. spinosus "L 160"

 
Brazil
Rio Tocantins
(Pará (BRA))
Pseudacanthicus cf. spinosus "L 160"
>40
150
25 - 29
PCF
36  entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Thomas Janecek
2
Kam Lau
4
GGuardiaNN
5
Primo Aquatics
6
Ingo Seidel
8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 26
Johann Gugler
14
Daniel Genghis Khan Leite Lima
19
Brian Chung
20
Andreas Husi
23, 24
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