Dorsal view
Close-up of mouth
Close-up of head
Dorsal view of male
Dorsal view of female
Ventral view
Newly hatched fry
Newly hatched fry
Male, genital papillae and longer ventral fin
Female, genital papillae and regular ventral fin
Male, close-up of pectoral fin
Female, close-up of pectoral fin
Newly hatched fry
Four weeks old
Four weeks old
Five weeks old
Five weeks old
Seven weeks old
Seven weeks old
Seven month old
Juvenile
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| Scientific Name | Pseudolithoxus dumus (Armbruster & Provenzano, 2000) |
| Common Names | L244, Black Spotted Orinoco-Ancistrus (Germany) Sortplettet Flyversugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Río Orinoco, backwater behind sand playa about 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Amazonas State, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Lasiancistrus dumus |
| Pronunciation | sue doh lith ox uss. |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 101mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (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 | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3), pp 246, Fig. 3. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 7 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.218.945 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |