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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Ancistrinae
Genus: Pseudacanthicus

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5 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Pseudacanthicus fordii
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Pseudacanthicus histrix (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Pseudacanthicus histrix
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Photo by Seidel, I.

South America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pseudacanthicus leopardus (Fowler, 1914)

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Pseudacanthicus leopardus
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South America
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Pseudacanthicus serratus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Pseudacanthicus serratus
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South America
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Pseudacanthicus spinosus (Castelnau, 1855)

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Pseudacanthicus spinosus
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5 Species of Family Loricariidae with Genus Pseudacanthicus
(Armored catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1868 Pseudacanthicus fordii South America 23 TL
1840 Pseudacanthicus histrix South America 90 TL
1914 Pseudacanthicus leopardus South America 15 TL
1840 Pseudacanthicus serratus South America 32 SL
1855 Pseudacanthicus spinosus South America 26 SL



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