AquaticRepublic.com - Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula (Loricariidae) All Fishes

Ventral view of upper body
Juvenile
Dorsal view
Ventral view of upper body
Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
Habitat: Rio Nhamundá, Brazil

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula** (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Names	Bigeyed Sand Pleco Storøjet Sandsugemalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	No locality.
Synonym(s)	Loricaria laeviuscula
Species Information
Size	305mm or 12" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Lower and middle Amazon basin, including Negro and Branco rivers. Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp476.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Mar 24 00:52 (species record created: 2009 Aug 30 04:31)