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Pseudancistrus asurini

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Pseudancistrus asurini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pseudancistrus
Species:
P. asurini
Binomial name
Pseudancistrus asurini

Pseudancistrus asurini is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Xingu River basin in the state of Pará in Brazil. The species reaches 19.6 cm (7.7 inches) SL.

Etymology

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Its specific epithet, asurini, refers to the Asurini people, native speakers of the Xingu Asurini language, who inhabit the Xingu basin near Altamira.[1] It was described in 2015 by Gabriel S. C. Silva, Fábio F. Roxo, and Claudio Oliveira alongside the related species Pseudancistrus kayabi from the Tapajós basin.[2]

In the Aquarium

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Pseudancistrus asurini appears in the aquarium trade, where it is often referred to either as the yellow-seam pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-067.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Pseudancistrus asurini". FishBase.
  2. ^ Silva, G. S., 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
  3. ^ "Pseudancistrus asurini • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. ^ "L067 Yellow Seam Pleco (Pseudancistrus asurini)". Aqua Imports. Retrieved 2022-07-25.