Pseudacanthicus histrix

Pseudacanthicus histrix
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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)

Pseudacanthicus histrix is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Negro and Amazon Basins. This species grows to a length of 90 centimetres (35 in) TL. 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 species.[1]

References

  1. Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862". Retrieved 2007-07-24.
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