Pseudancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.
Taxonomy
Pseudancistrus is a genus in the tribe Ancistrini of the subfamily Hypostominae. It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, and redescribed by Jonathan Armbruster in 2004.[1] Currently, there are 18 recognized species distributed in northern South America, with the inclusion of the genera Lithoxancistrus, the species formerly known as Hemiancistrus megacephalus, as well as the recently described Pseudancistrus corantijniensis.[1] There is no single morphological feature which distinguishes the group from related genera. Despite this, Pseudancistrus is generally recognized as a monophyletic group.
Within the genus there is what is called the P. barbatus group. This group comprises Guyanese derived Pseudancistrus bearing hypertrophied odontodes along the snout and nonevertible cheek plates. It includes the five species P. barbatus, P. corantijniensis, P. depressus, P. nigrescens, and P. zawadzkii.[2][3]
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
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Pseudancistrus asurini G. S. C. Silva, Roxo & C. de Oliveira, 2015 [4]
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Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bearded catfish)
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Pseudancistrus coquenani (Steindachner, 1915)
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Pseudancistrus corantijniensis de Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos, 2008 [2]
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Pseudancistrus depressus (Günther, 1868)
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Pseudancistrus genisetiger (Fowler, 1941)
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Pseudancistrus guentheri (Regan, 1904)
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Pseudancistrus kayabi G. S. C. Silva, Roxo & C. de Oliveira, 2015 [4]
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Pseudancistrus kwinti Willink, Mol & Chernoff, 2010 [5]
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‘Pseudancistrus’ megacephalus (Günther, 1868)[6]
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Pseudancistrus nigrescens C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Pseudancistrus orinoco (Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988)
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Pseudancistrus papariae Fowler, 1941
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Pseudancistrus pectegenitor Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez, 2007 [7]
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Pseudancistrus reus Armbruster & Taphorn, 2008 [8]
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Pseudancistrus sidereus Armbruster, 2004
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Pseudancistrus yekuana Lujan, Armbruster & Sabaj Pérez, 2007 [7]
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Pseudancistrus zawadzkii G. S. C. Silva, Roxo, Britzke & C. de Oliveira, 2014 [3]
Distribution and habitat
Pseudancistrus species are found around the Guiana Shield in the Guyanas, Venezuela, and Brazil. They are also found in northeastern Brazil in the Rio Jaguaribe and Rio Grande do Norte. They are associated with swift flowing water over gravel, cobble, and boulders.[1]
Description
There is a considerable variation in size within this genus, up to over 20 cm in standard length, in the case of species such as P. pectegenitor. Most species are not able to evert their cheek plates. In some species, odontodes on the snout may sometimes be extremely hypertrophied.[1] 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 caudal fin or an orange or red edging to the dorsal fin and caudal fin.[1]
References
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^ a b c d e Armbruster, J.W. (2004). "Pseudancistrus sidereus, a new species from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a redescription of Pseudancistrus" (PDF). Zootaxa. 628: 1–15. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.628.1.1.
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^ a b de Chambrier, S. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I. (2008). "Pseudancistrus corantijniensis, a new species from the Guyana Shield (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with a molecular and morphological description of the Pseudancistrus barbatus group". Zootaxa. 1918: 45–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1918.1.5.
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^ a b Silva G.S.C.; Roxo F.F.; Britzke R.; Oliveira C. (2014). "New species of the Pseudancistrus barbatus group (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with comments on its biogeography and dispersal routes" (PDF). ZooKeys (406): 1–23. doi:10.3897/zookeys.406.7011. PMC 4023244. PMID 24843279.
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^ a b Silva, G.S.C., Roxo, F.F. & Oliveira, C. (2015). "Two new species of Pseudancistrus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Amazon basin, northern Brazil". ZooKeys (482): 21–34. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.6909. PMC 4337218. PMID 25709528.
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^ Willink, P.W., Mol, J.H. & Chernoff, B. (2010). "A new species of suckermouth armored catfish, Pseudancistrus kwinti (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coppename River drainage, Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2332: 40–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2332.1.3.
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^ Armbruster, J.W., Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M. (2015). "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)". ZooKeys (480): 97–123. doi:10.3897/zookeys.480.6540. PMC 4319111. PMID 25685026.
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^ a b Lujan, N.K., Armbruster, J.W. & Sabaj, M.H. (June 2007). "Two new species of Pseudancistrus from southern Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 18 (2): 163–174.
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^ Armbruster, J.W. & Taphorn, D.C. (2008). "A new species of Pseudancistrus from the Río Caroní, Venezuela (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1731: 33–41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1731.1.3. S2CID 18271842.
