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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pseudolithoxus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp; anthrax: From its dark, coal-like color; noun in apposition..

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Upper and lower Orinoco tributaries, Caura and Aro rivers in Venezuela.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36713)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 4 - 5. Body charcoal gray to black with white spots. No white band along the edge of the caudal fin. Base of dorsal fin length to caudal depth ratio 2.1-2.2. Lateral line plates 24-26; dorsal plates 7-8; interdorsal plates 6-7; adipose-caudal plates 7-8; folded dorsal fin plates 11-14; and postanal plates 12-14 (Ref. 40437).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Collaborators

Armbruster, J.W. and F. Provenzano, 2000. Four new species of the suckermouth armored catfish genus Lasiancistrus (Loricariidae: Ancistrinae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 11(3):241-254. (Ref. 40437)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Near Threatened (NT) (B2b(iii)); Date assessed: 07 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00690 - 0.03171), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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