Pseudancistrus orinoco
Pseudancistrus orinoco[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco basin. The species reaches 10 cm (3.9 inches) in total length.[2]
| Pseudancistrus orinoco | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudancistrus |
| Species: | P. orinoco |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudancistrus orinoco (Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988) | |
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P. orinoco sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically known either as the large-snouted pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-126.[3] While initially described as Lithoxancistrus orinoco (a name which is still used for the species by some sources[3]), it was reclassified as a member of Pseudancistrus by Jonathan W. Armbruster of Auburn University in 2004.[4]
References
- "ITIS - Report: Pseudancistrus orinoco". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Pseudancistrus orinoco". FishBase.
- "Lithoxancistrus orinoco • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- Armbruster, J.W. (2004). Pseudancistrus sidereus, a new species from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a redescription of Pseudancistrus. Zootaxa, 628, 1-15.
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