Etymology
pseudo (gr.) = falsch + Ancistrus
Synonyms
Groups
Length (total)
5 - 25 cm
Body height
flat
Coloring
schwarz, grau, oliv, oft mit weißen/gelben Punkten und Säumen
Sex difference
breiterer Kopf mit langen, kräftigen Odontoden am Kopf
Breeding behavior
Others
langer Bart aus Odontoden
Strinking
of them
of them
long beard from odontodes
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" S.884 - 891
- Seidel, Ingo: "Guyanancistrus und Lithoxancistrus sind wieder valide Gattungen"
(BSSW-Report 2/2012 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Pseudancistrus asurini (L 67)
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Brazil
cachoeira Grande, cachoeira do Mucura, rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Brazil
cachoeira Grande, cachoeira do Mucura, rio Xingu bei Altamira, rio Iriri
(Pará (BRA))
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)
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840
French Guiana
Oyapock = rio Oiapoque-, Mana River-, Maroni River = Marowijne River-Einzug
(Cayenne, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
25
120
24 - 28
unknown
Pseudancistrus corantijniensis
de Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos, 2008
Guyana, Suriname
Corantijn River = Courantyne River
(Nickerie, East Berbice-Corentyne)
de Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos, 2008
Guyana, Suriname
Corantijn River = Courantyne River
(Nickerie, East Berbice-Corentyne)
22
150
26 - 30
unknown
Pseudancistrus depressus
Günther, 1868
Suriname
Raleighvallen, Kajana, Suriname River, Coppename River
(Sipaliwini, Coronie, Saramacca)
Günther, 1868
Suriname
Raleighvallen, Kajana, Suriname River, Coppename River
(Sipaliwini, Coronie, Saramacca)
20
120
26 - 30
unknown
Fowler, Henry W., 1941 "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes obtained in Eastern Brazil By Dr. Rudolpho Von Ihering"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Armbruster, J.W., 2004 "Pseudancistrus sidereus, a new species from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a redescription of Pseudancistrus"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Armbruster, J.W., 2004 "Pseudancistrus sidereus, a new species from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a redescription of Pseudancistrus"
13
80
unknown
Pseudancistrus kayabi
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Brazil
Rio Teles Pires, Rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)
Silva, Roxo & Oliveira, 2015
Brazil
Rio Teles Pires, Rio Tapajós-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)
12
80
26 - 30
unknown
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)
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)
18
120
unknown
Pseudancistrus nigrescens
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana
oberer Potaro River, Rupununi River
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana
oberer Potaro River, Rupununi River
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
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)
Brazil, Guyana
Potaro River, Rupununi River, Rio Uraricoera
(Potaro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Roraima)
20
120
25 - 29
unknown
18
120
unknown
Pseudancistrus pectegenitor (L 261)
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj, 2007
Venezuela
Río Casiquare, oberer Rio Orinoco-Einzug
(Amazonas)
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj, 2007
Venezuela
Río Casiquare, oberer Rio Orinoco-Einzug
(Amazonas)
25
150
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus sidereus
Armbruster, 2004
Brazil, Venezuela
Río Siapa, Río Casiquare, Río Ventuari
(Amazonas)
Armbruster, 2004
Brazil, Venezuela
Río Siapa, Río Casiquare, Río Ventuari
(Amazonas)
25
120
26 - 30
unknown
10
80
26 - 30
unknown
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
25
150
25 - 29
unknown
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
Pseudancistrus yekuana
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj, 2007
Venezuela
Rio Ventuari, oberhalb von Tencua-Wasserfall
(Amazonas (VEN))
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj, 2007
Venezuela
Rio Ventuari, oberhalb von Tencua-Wasserfall
(Amazonas (VEN))
Lujan, N.K., Armbruster, J.W. & Sabaj, M.H., 2007 "Two new species of Pseudancistrus from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
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)
Lujan, N.K.; Armbruster, J.; Lovejoy, N.R. & López-Fernández, H., 2014 "Multilocus molecular phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a focus on subfamily Hypostominae"
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)
Lujan, N.K.; Armbruster, J.; Lovejoy, N.R. & López-Fernández, H., 2014 "Multilocus molecular phylogeny of the suckermouth armored catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a focus on subfamily Hypostominae"
5
60
24 - 28
unknown
Pseudancistrus zawadzkii
da Costa e Silva, Roxo, Britzke, Oliveira, 2014
Brazil
Rio Tapajós bei Itaituba, Rio Tracuá = Rio Tracoá
(Pará (BRA))
da Costa e Silva, Roxo, Britzke, Oliveira, 2014
Brazil
Rio Tapajós bei Itaituba, Rio Tracuá = Rio Tracoá
(Pará (BRA))
16
100
26 - 30
unknown
32 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 4
Ingo Seidel
3, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Eigenmann, Carl H. (PD)
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Rare Aquatics
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