 Summary of pseudancistrus |
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| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. |
| Identification | Pseudancistrus is the only genus of the Ancistrini (former Ancistrinae) that lacks evertible cheek plates. Because of this characteristic, it has at times been placed in the Hypostominae. |
| Size | Smallest 77mm, largest 250mm, average 150mm, most commonly 200mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 29 "species" in the database |
| New spp. / time |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/asurini/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus asurini - Click for species page")
P. asurini
(i:15, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/barbatus/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus barbatus - Click for species page")
P. barbatus
(i:5, k:0)
P. coquenani
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/corantijniensis/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus corantijniensis - Click for species page")
P. corantijniensis
(i:4, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/depressus/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus depressus - Click for species page")
P. depressus
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/genisetiger/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus genisetiger - Click for species page")
P. genisetiger
(i:10, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/guentheri/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus guentheri - Click for species page")
P. guentheri
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/kayabi/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus kayabi - Click for species page")
P. kayabi
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/kwinti/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus kwinti - Click for species page")
P. kwinti
(i:7, k:0)
P. megacephalus
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/nigrescens/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus nigrescens - Click for species page")
P. nigrescens
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/papariae/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus papariae - Click for species page")
P. papariae
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/reus/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus reus - Click for species page")
P. reus
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%60rio_curua-una%60/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. `RIO CURUA-UNA` - Click for species page")
P. sp. `RIO CURUA-UNA`
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (1) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (1)
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%282%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (2) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (2)
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l056%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L056) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L056)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l122%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L122) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L122)
(i:3, k:0)
P. sp. (L220)
(i:0, k:0)
P. sp. (L251)
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l259%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L259) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L259)
(i:9, k:0)
P. sp. (L383)
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l436%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L436) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L436)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l437%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L437) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L437)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l438%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L438) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L438)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l439%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L439) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L439)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l440%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L440) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L440)
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l491%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L491) - Click for species page")
P. sp. (L491)
(i:5, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/zawadzkii/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus zawadzkii - Click for species page")
P. zawadzkii
(i:5, k:0)
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