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Scientific Name	**Pseudancistrus reus** Armbruster & Taphorn, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality	Río Caroní in a small side channel very close to the convergence of the Río Claro, 7°54'30"N, 63°02'50"W, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela.
Etymology	Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. From the Latin reus, meaning one who is accused or arraigned like a defendant, prisoner, criminal, or culprit; in reference to the barred pattern that looks like the stripes of the stereotypical prisoner’s uniform.
Species Information
Size	77mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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.
General Remarks	The species was described from two specimens collected in the Rio Caroni before the Caruachi Reservoir was created. Their actual range, if any, outside of this area is unknown.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Río Caroní in Venezuela. Orinoco, Lower Orinoco, Caroni (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
pH	6.6 - 6.6
Temperature	28.0-28.0°C or 82.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Soft water, 12 microsiemens conductivity.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa No. 1731, pp 34, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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	LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.1986
Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:11 (species record created: 2008 May 12 08:18)