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Pseudacanthicus histrix

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Pseudacanthicus histrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Tribe: Ancistrini
Genus: Pseudacanthicus
Species:
P. histrix
Binomial name
Pseudacanthicus histrix
(Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Rinelepis histrix Valenciennes, 1840
  • Loricaria histrix Vandelli, 1840
  • Loricaria spinosae Ferreira, 1922

Pseudacanthicus histrix is a large species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Rio Negro and lower Amazon basins.[1] This species grows to a total length of 90 cm (3 ft).[1] P. histrix has incredibly elongated odontodes that form a brush on the anterior margin of the pectoral fin spine in breeding males; however, sexual dimorphism has not been reported for the other Pseudacanthicus species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudacanthicus histrix". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862". Retrieved 2007-07-24.