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Scientific Name Pseudolithoxus kelsorum  Lujan & Birindelli, 2011
Common Names L189, Banded Pancake Pleco
Stribet Pandekagesugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Orinoco River at Merey, 97.6 km north of San Fernando de Atabapo, 4°55'04"N, 67°49'58"W, Orinoco River drainage, Amazonas State, Venezuela.
Pronunciation sue doh lith ox uss.
Etymology Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. 
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Upper Rio Orinoco
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa No. 2941, pp 39, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2022 Jan 19 09:56 (species record created: 2006 Dec 25 07:28)