/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l491%29/1.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L491)")
/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l491%29/2.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L491)")
Ventral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l491%29/3.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L491)")
Close-up of mouth/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l491%29/4.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L491)")
Dorsal fin spine/siluriformes/loricariidae/pseudancistrus/sp%28l491%29/5.jpg "Pseudancistrus sp. (L491)")
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| Scientific Name | Pseudancistrus sp. (L491) |
| Common Names | L491, Jauperi Stream Pleco Jauperi-strømsugemalle (Denmark) |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook or barb. "False Ancistrus", meaning that it is like an Ancistrus, but yet not quite. |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Jauaperi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.30.7111 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Jan 22 14:38 (species record created: 2017 Oct 02 13:32) |