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  • Pseudancistrus sp. (1)
  • Pseudancistrus sp. (1)
  • Pseudancistrus sp. (1)
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Scientific Name Pseudancistrus sp. (1)     
Common Name Bristle-face Pleco
Etymology Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. 
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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.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Last Update 2005 Aug 16 00:00 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00)