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on the snout may sometimes be extremely hypertrophied. Most species are dark gray, with lighter colouration on the abdomen. In some species, there are light-colored spots or blotches on the sides. Usually, the fins are similarly colored, but in some species there are bands on the
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in 1862, and redescribed by
Jonathan Armbruster in 2004. Currently, there are 19 recognized
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group (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with comments on its biogeography and dispersal routes"
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There is a considerable variation in size within this genus, up to over 20 cm in
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along the snout and nonevertible cheek plates. It includes the five species
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881:(Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Amazon basin, northern Brazil"
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Lujan, N.K., Armbruster, J.W. & Sabaj, M.H. (June 2007).
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from the RĂo CaronĂ, Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
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Silva G.S.C.; Roxo F.F.; Britzke R.; Oliveira C. (2014).
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There are currently 19 recognized species in this genus:
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from southern
Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
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Silva, G.S.C., Roxo, F.F. & Oliveira, C. (2015).
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de
Chambrier, S. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I. (2008). "
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Willink, P.W., Mol, J.H. & Chernoff, B. (2010).
646:. They are also found in northeastern Brazil in the
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942:"A new species of suckermouth armored catfish,
1041:Armbruster, J.W. & Taphorn, D.C. (2008).
265:group. This group comprises Guyanese derived
261:Within the genus there is what is called the
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246:, as well as the recently described
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182:IsbrĂĽcker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988
679:or an orange or red edging to the
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666:, in the case of species such as
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754:Pseudancistrus corantijniensis
357:Pseudancistrus corantijniensis
248:Pseudancistrus corantijniensis
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630:species are found around the
254:is generally recognized as a
201:suckermouth armored catfishes
1312:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
526:Pseudancistrus pectegenitor
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458:Pseudancistrus longispinis
388:Pseudancistrus genisetiger
244:Hemiancistrus megacephalus
1068:10.11646/zootaxa.1731.1.3
967:10.11646/zootaxa.2332.1.3
774:10.11646/zootaxa.1918.1.5
709:Armbruster, J.W. (2004).
478:Pseudancistrus nigrescens
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50:Scientific classification
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812:10.3897/zookeys.406.7011
736:10.11646/zootaxa.628.1.1
623:Distribution and habitat
598:Pseudancistrus zawadzkii
402:Pseudancistrus guentheri
374:Pseudancistrus depressus
343:Pseudancistrus coquenani
234:distributed in northern
218:is a genus in the tribe
794:Pseudancistrus barbatus
758:Pseudancistrus barbatus
713:Pseudancistrus sidereus
564:Pseudancistrus sidereus
513:Pseudancistrus papariae
328:Pseudancistrus barbatus
42:Pseudancistrus barbatus
1317:Freshwater fish genera
577:Pseudancistrus yekuana
491:Pseudancistrus orinoco
307:Pseudancistrus asurini
269:bearing hypertrophied
226:. It was described by
944:Pseudancistrus kwinti
437:Pseudancistrus kwinti
416:Pseudancistrus kayabi
999:"Two new species of
877:"Two new species of
792:"New species of the
468:Pseudancistrus niger
652:Rio Grande do Norte
547:Pseudancistrus reus
160:Hypostomus barbatus
1043:"A new species of
849:"Species in genus
279:P. corantijniensis
164:Valenciennes, 1840
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1092:Taxon identifiers
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1124:Wikispecies
658:Description
590:Sabaj PĂ©rez
539:Sabaj PĂ©rez
275:P. barbatus
263:P. barbatus
1291:Categories
687:References
681:dorsal fin
677:caudal fin
586:Armbruster
569:Armbruster
552:Armbruster
535:Armbruster
220:Ancistrini
203:native to
127:Ancistrini
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961:: 40–48.
768:: 45–58.
672:odontodes
640:Venezuela
497:IsbrĂĽcker
271:odontodes
73:Kingdom:
67:Eukaryota
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1109:Wikidata
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831:24843279
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450:Chernoff
211:Taxonomy
171:Synonyms
113:Family:
87:Chordata
83:Phylum:
77:Animalia
63:Domain:
1269:ZooBank
1183:2339879
1055:Zootaxa
954:Zootaxa
904:4337218
885:ZooKeys
822:4023244
803:ZooKeys
762:Zootaxa
723:Zootaxa
636:Guyanas
634:in the
611:Britzke
556:Taphorn
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501:Nijssen
442:Willink
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380:GĂĽnther
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297:Species
258:group.
232:species
144:Bleeker
133:Genus:
123:Tribe:
103:Order:
93:Class:
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1209:639101
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1256:WoRMS
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909:PMID
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650:and
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