Pseudancistrus yekuana

Pseudancistrus yekuana[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. [2]

Pseudancistrus yekuana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pseudancistrus
Species:
P. yekuana
Binomial name
Pseudancistrus yekuana
Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez, 2007

P. yekuana was described in 2007 by Nathan K. Lujan (of the American Museum of Natural History), Mark H. Sabaj Pérez (of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University), and Jonathan W. Armbruster (of Auburn University) alongside another Pseudancistrus species, P. pectegenitor.[3] Its specific epithet, yekuana, refers to the Ye'kuana people who inhabit parts of Venezuela and Brazil, including the upper Ventuari.[4]

Distribution

It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Ventuari River upstream of a waterfall[5] known as Salto Tencua in the state of Amazonas in Venezuela. The species is typically found in the main channel of the Ventuari, in areas with torrential sheet flow and a substrate of bedrock. It reaches 4.3 cm (1.7 inches) SL.[4]

References
  1. "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Pseudancistrus yekuana Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1008737 on 2022-08-08
  3. Lujan, N.K., Armbruster, J.W., & Sabaj, M.H. (2007). Two new species of Pseudancistrus from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae).
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Pseudancistrus yekuana". FishBase.
  5. "Salto Tencua (Amazonas) - Venezuela :: Datos Geográficos". Tutiempo Network, SL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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