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| Scientific Name | Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Names | Pinecone Pleco Mørk Koglesugemalle (Denmark), Pellegrini-Pleco (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Probably Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Monistiancistrus carachama, Plecostomus pellegrini, Pseudorinelepis agassizi, Pseudorinelepis agassizii, Pseudorinelepis carachama, Pseudorinelepis pellegrini, Rhinelepis agassizii, Rinelepis genibarbis |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pseudos=False + (Greek)rhinos=nose + (Greek)lepis=scale. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 356mm or 14" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá, Caquetá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 484, Pl. 453. |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up P. genibarbis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. genibarbis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.85.202 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |