Pseudancistrus

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iPseudancistrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Pseudancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Species

See text.

Pseudancistrus is a genus of catfish belonging to the family Loricariidae. There are 13 recognized species distributed in northern South America.

There is a considerable variation in size within this genus, up to around 20 cm standard length and there is no single morphological feature which distinguishes the group from related genera. Despite this, Pseudancistrus is generally recognized as a monophyletic group.

[edit] Species

  • Pseudancistrus barbatus
  • Pseudancistrus brevispinis
  • Pseudancistrus coquenani
  • Pseudancistrus depressus
  • Pseudancistrus genisetiger
  • Pseudancistrus guentheri
  • Pseudancistrus longispinis
  • Pseudancistrus niger
  • Pseudancistrus nigrescens
  • Pseudancistrus orinoco
  • Pseudancistrus papariae
  • Pseudancistrus schomburgkii
  • Pseudancistrus sidereus

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