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Species in the genus Pseudancistrus: [ 17 ] records

asurini, Pseudancistrus Silva [G. S. C.], Roxo [F. F.] & Oliveira [C.] 2015:27, Figs. 3-4 [ZooKeys No. 482; ref. 33679] Pará State, municipality of Altamira: rio Xingu (Amazon basin), Cachoeira do Espelho, Brazil, 3°39'05"S, 52°22'42"W. Holotype: MZUSP 116323. Paratypes: AUM, LBP, MZUSP. •Valid as Pseudancistrus asurini Silva, Roxo & Oliveira 2015. Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus asurini Silva, Roxo & Oliveira 2015. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Rio Xingu basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

barbatus, Ancistrus Steindachner [F.] 1911:376 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 48 (no. 17) (for 6 July 1911); ref. 14817] Rio Tapajós at Vila Braga, Brazil. Appeared as "Ancistrus barbatus (C.V.) Reg." Apparently not the same as Hypostomus barbatus Valenciennes 1840. Name proposed invertently by Isbrücker 1980 according to Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061]. •Valid as Pterygoplichthys barbatus (Steindachner 1911) -- (Isbrücker 1980:40 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:433 [ref. 12860]). •In the synonymy of Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes 1840). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.

barbatus, Hypostomus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:506 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] La Mana River, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9564. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:72 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Isbrücker 1980:10 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:429 [ref. 12860], Le Bail et al. 2000:252 [ref. 24549], Isbrücker 2001:28, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:27 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos 2008:52 [ref. 29881], Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302], Silva et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33679], Borstein et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39507], Taphorn et al. 2022:53 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes 1840). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Oyapock, Mana, Maroni, Suriname, Corantijn and Essequibo River basins (French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

coquenani, Ancistrus (Pseudancistrus) Steindachner [F.] 1915:90 [76], Pl. 11 (figs. 3-5) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. v. 93; ref. 4244] Río Coquenan, Venezuela. Syntypes: (3) NMW 48023 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155]. On p. 76 of separate; also in Steindachner 1917 [ref. 15259]. Species not listed in earlier abstract [ref. 18909]. Described as ...coquenani n. sp.? an A. güntheri Regan female. •Valid as Pseudancistrus coquenani (Steindachner 1915) -- (Isbrücker 1980:10 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:429 [ref. 12860], Galvis et al. 1997:95 [ref. 23651], Isbrücker 2001:25, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:27 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], Armbruster & Taphorn 2008:39 [ref. 29748], Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus coquenani (Steindachner 1915). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Kukenan River basin in upper Caroni River drainage, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

corantijniensis, Pseudancistrus De Chambrier [S.] & Montoya-Burgos [J. I.] 2008:47, Figs. 1-2, 3 (lower right) [Zootaxa No. 1918; ref. 29881] Corantijn River at Kaw Falls, 4°59'48.3"N, 57°37'49.5"W, Corantijn River drainage, Sipaliwini District, Suriname. Holotype: MHNG 2672.092. Paratypes: MHNG 2672.056 (1), 2672.066 (1), 2672.081 (1), 2672.090 (1), 2672-074 (10, now 8), 2712/100 [ex 2672.092] (5 not 7); MNHN 2007-1931 (1), 2007-1932 (1); NZCS F7064-65 (2). •Valid as Pseudancistrus corantijniensis De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos 2008 -- (Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670]. Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302], Silva et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33679]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus corantijniensis De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos 2008. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Corantijn River, Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.

depressus, Chaetostomus Günther [A.] 1868:476 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Probably Suriname. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1866.8.14.139. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155]. Original genus is correctly Chaetostoma. Also published in Günther (Sept.) 1868:232 [ref. 5756]. •Valid as Pseudancistrus depressus (Günther 1868) -- (Isbrücker 1980:10 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:429 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:26, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:27 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos 2008:52 [ref. 29881], Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670], Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302], Silva et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33679]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus depressus (Günther 1868). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Rivers of central Suriname: Suriname and Coppename rivers. Habitat: freshwater.

genisetiger, Pseudancistrus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:155, Figs. 59-62 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Rio Jaguaribe, Orós, Ceará State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ANSP 69441. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Lasiancistrus genisetiger (Fowler 1941) [sometimes as genistiger] -- (Isbrücker 1980:44 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:433 [ref. 12860], Knaack 2000:58 [ref. 27233]). •Valid as Lithoxancistrus genisetiger (Fowler 1941) -- (Isbrücker 2001:29, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:389 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Pseudancistrus genisetiger Fowler 1941 -- (Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670], Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302]). •Sister to Hemipsilichthys gobio and may represent an undescribed genus -- (Covain & Fisch-Muller 2012:235 [ref. 31998]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus genisetiger Fowler 1941. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Jaguaribe River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Ancistrus Regan [C. T.] 1904:241, Pl. 12 (fig. 3) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1); ref. 3621] Guyana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1978.3.2.1. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudancistrus guentheri (Regan 1904) -- (Isbrücker 1980:10 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:429 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:25, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:27 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670], Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302], Taphorn et al. 2022:53 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus guentheri (Regan 1904). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: unknown locality (Guyana). Habitat: freshwater.

guttatus, Hypostomus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:508 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Region near Paramaribo, Suriname. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3126. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155]. For information on type and locality see Boeseman 1972:305 [ref. 19698], also Isbrücker 1980:10 [ref. 2303]. •Synonym of Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Isbrücker 1980:10 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos 2008:46 [ref. 29881]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudancistrus barbatus (Valenciennes 1840). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.

kayabi, Pseudancistrus Silva [G. S. C.], Roxo [F. F.] & Oliveira [C.] 2015:23, Fig. 1 [ZooKeys No. 482; ref. 33679] Mato Grosso State, municipality of Itaúba: rio Teles Pires (Tapajós River basin), Brazil, 10°58'30"S, 55°44'03"W. Holotype: MZUSP 116322. Paratypes: AUM, LPB, MZUSP. •Valid as Pseudancistrus kayabi Silva, Roxo & Oliveira 2015. Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus kayabi Silva, Roxo & Oliveira 2015. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Rio Teles Pires (Tapajós River basin), Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

kwinti, Pseudancistrus Willink [P. W.], Mol [J. H. A.] & Chernoff [B.] 2010:41, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 2332; ref. 30670] Coppename River at base of Sidonkroetoe-val rapids, Central Suriname Nature Reserve, 4°31'51"N, 56°30'56"W, Sipaliwini State, Suriname. Holotype: FMNH 116976. Paratypes: FMNH 116975 (1), NZCS F7066 (1). •Valid as Pseudancistrus kwinti Willink, Mol & Chernoff 2010 -- (Zawadzki et al. 2010:724 [ref. 31074], Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus kwinti Willink, Mol & Chernoff 2010. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Coppename River drainage, Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.

macrops, Chaetostomus Lütken [C. F.] 1874:209 [8] [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1873 (nos 13-14); ref. 2854] Suriname. Holotype (unique): ZMUC P30142 [ex 74]. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:52 [ref. 9588], Ferraris 2007:243 [ref. 29155] Original genus is correctly Chaetostoma. On p. 8 of separate. •Valid as Hemiancistrus macrops (Lütken 1874) -- (Isbrücker 1980:50 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:434 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:26, 27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:17 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:386 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:243 [ref. 29155]). •Probably a junior synonym of H. megacephalus (Günther 1868) -- (Cardoso & Lucinda 2003:74 [ref. 26858]). •Synonym of "Pseudancistrus" megacephalus (Günther 1868) -- (Armbruster et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33670]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudancistrus megacephalus (Günther 1868). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Suriname (?). Habitat: freshwater.

megacephalus, Chaetostomus Günther [A.] 1868:476 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Probably Suriname. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1978.9.12.3. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:244 [ref. 29155]. Original genus is correctly Chaetostoma. Also published in Günther (Sept.) 1868:232 [ref. 5756]. •Valid as Hemiancistrus megacephalus (Günther 1868) -- (Isbrücker 1980:51 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:434 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:26, 27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:17 [ref. 27178], Cardoso & Lucinda 2003:74 [ref. 26858], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:386 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:244 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento 2016:532 [ref. 34727]). •Valid as "Pseudancistrus" megacephalus (Günther 1868) -- (Armbruster et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33670], Taphorn et al. 2022:53 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus megacephalus (Günther 1868). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Essequibo basin and coastal drainages of Suriname (Guyana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

nigrescens, Pseudancistrus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:234, Fig. 35, Pl. 25 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Amatuk, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53105 [ex CM 1539]. Paratypes: CAS 77343 [ex IU 11960] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:85 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:70 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as name only in Eigenmann 1910:409 [ref. 1224]. •Valid as Pseudancistrus nigrescens Eigenmann 1912 -- (Isbrücker 1980:11 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:429 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:27 [ref. 27178], Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], De Chambrier & Montoya-Burgos 2008:52 [ref. 29881], Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670], Silva et al. 2014:2 [ref. 33302], Silva et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33679], Taphorn et al. 2022:53 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus nigrescens Eigenmann 1912. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: upper Potaro River basin, tributary of middle Essequibo River (Guyana) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

papariae, Pseudancistrus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:157, Figs. 63-65 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Lago Papary, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 69442. Paratypes: ANSP 69443-44 (2), 69445-46 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:124 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:288 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Lasiancistrus papariae (Fowler 1941) -- (Isbrücker 1980:45-46 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:434 [ref. 12860], Knaack 2000:58 [ref. 27233]). •Valid as Lithoxancistrus papariae (Fowler 1941) -- (Isbrücker 2001:31, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:389 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Pseudancistrus papariae Fowler 1941 -- (Armbruster 2004:5 [ref. 27844], Ferraris 2007:287 [ref. 29155], Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus papariae Fowler 1941. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Lake Papari and Jaguaribe River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

reus, Pseudancistrus Armbruster [J. W.] & Taphorn [D. C.] 2008:34, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa No. 1731; ref. 29748] Río Caroní in a small side channel very close to the convergence of the Río Claro, 7°54'30"N, 63°02'50"W, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 18447. Paratypes: AUM 47152 (1). •Valid as Pseudancistrus reus Armbruster & Taphorn 2008 -- (Willink et al. 2010:41 [ref. 30670], Silva et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33679]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus reus Armbruster & Taphorn 2008. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Caroní River, Orinoco River drainage, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

zawadzkii, Pseudancistrus Silva [G. S. C.], Roxo [F. F.], Britzke [R.] & Oliveira [C.] 2014:4, Figs. 1, 3 [ZooKeys No. 406; ref. 33302] Pará State, municipality of Itaituba: rio Tapajós (Amazon basin), Brazil, 4°33'09.7"S, 56°17'59.6"W. Holotype: MZUSP 115056. Paratypes: LBR 15045 (2), 16195 (1), 17724 (1). •Valid as Pseudancistrus zawadzkii Silva, Roxo, Britzke & Oliveira 2014 -- (Silva et al. 2015:21 [ref. 33679]). Current status: Valid as Pseudancistrus zawadzkii Silva, Roxo, Britzke & Oliveira 2014. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Rio Tapajós and rio Tracuá (tributary to rio Tapajós), Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.