Pseudacanthicus
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Pseudacanthicus is a genus of medium to large-sized suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America, where found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas.[1][2] They are primarily found in fast-flowing waters, sometimes relatively deep.[2] They are sometimes kept in aquariums.[3]
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Pseudacanthicus | |
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Pseudacanthicus spinosus above, Pseudacanthicus leopardus below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Tribe: | Ancistrini |
Genus: | Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862 |
Type species | |
Hypostomus serratus Valenciennes, 1840 |
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