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Species in the genus Pseudolithoxus: [ 7 ] records


anthrax, Lasiancistrus Armbruster [J. W.] & Provenzano [F.] 2000:243, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 25069] Río Orinoco backwater behind sand beach about 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV V-18384. Paratypes: ANSP 162161 (2), 162175 (3); AUM 28354 (1); MBUCV V-17545 (2), V-17562 (1), V-23104 (4); FMNH 106026 (2), 106028 (3); USNM 355199 (1). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:288 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudolithoxus anthrax (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000) -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:21 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2001:29, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:28 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:288 [ref. 29155], Lujan & Birindelli 2011:39 [ref. 31408], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35633], Collins et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35943]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus anthrax (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin: Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

dumus, Lasiancistrus Armbruster [J. W.] & Provenzano [F.] 2000:246, Fig. 3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 25069] Río Orinoco, backwater behind sand playa about 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Amazonas State, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV V-17544. Paratypes: ANSP 162160 (1), 162403 (1); MBUCV V-17543 (1); MCNG 25796 (1). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:289 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudolithoxus dumus (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000) -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:21 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2001:29, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:28 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:289 [ref. 29155], Lujan & Birindelli 2011:39 [ref. 31408], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35633], Collins et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35943]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus dumus (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Upper Orinoco River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

kelsorum, Pseudolithoxus Lujan [N. K.] & Birindelli [J. L. O.] 2011:39, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa No. 2941; ref. 31408] Orinoco River at Merey, 97.6 km north of San Fernando de Atabapo, 4°55'04"N, 67°49'58"W, Orinoco River drainage, Amazonas State, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 55357. Paratypes: ANSP 182813 (1), AUM 51644 (2), MCNG 55358 (1), MZUSP 108090 (1). •Valid as Pseudolithoxus kelsorum Lujan & Birindelli 2011 -- (Reis et al. 2016:13 [ref. 34496], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35633], Collins et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35943]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus kelsorum Lujan & Birindelli 2011. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin: Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

kinja, Pseudolithoxus Bifi [A. G.], de Oliveira [R. R.], Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] & Collins [R. A.] in Collins, Bifi, de Oliveira, Ribeiro, Lujan et al. 2018:[4], Figs. 1-2 [Systematics and Biodiversity v. 16 (no. 6); ref. 35943] Rio Uatumã, Santa Luzia de Jacarequara, São Sebastião do Uatumã, Amazonas, Brazil, 02°26'46.7"S, 58°16'31.9"W. Holotype: INPA 3220. Paratypes: ANSP, INPA, MPEG, MZUEL, MZUSP, NUP. Plus additional non-type material. Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:29 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Pseudolithoxus kinja Bifi, de Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel & Collins 2018. Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus kinja Bifi, de Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel & Collins 2018. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Clearwater rivers of the Brazilian and Guiana shields in Amazonas State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

nicoi, Lasiancistrus Armbruster [J. W.] & Provenzano [F.] 2000:249, Fig. 4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 25069] Río Manipitare (Río Siapa drainage), from about 5-8 kilometers upstream from confluence with Río Siapa, Depto Río Negro, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 37033. Paratypes: ANSP 177766 (1); AUM 28355 (1); MCNG 12149 (1), 12290 (1), 12441 (1), 37034-39 (2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2); MBUCV V-27916 (1), V-29125 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:289 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudolithoxus nicoi (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000) -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:21 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2001:29, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:28 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:394 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:289 [ref. 29155], Lujan & Birindelli 2011:39 [ref. 31408], Collins et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35943]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus nicoi (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, including Canal Casiquiare basin, Venezuela and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

stearleyi, Soromonichthys Lujan [N. K.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2011:222, Figs. 5, 6D, 7 [Copeia 2011 (no. 2); ref. 31416] Soromoni Creek, cobble and gravel shoal approximately 30 minutes by boat from the mouth and 11.8 km east of La Esmeralda, 3°11'37''N, 65°39'07''W, Amazonas State, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 55347. Paratypes (7): ANSP 182803 (2), AUM 43872 (2 + 1 c&s), MCNG 55348 (2). •Valid as Soromonichthys stearleyi Lujan & Armbruster 2011 -- (Reis et al. 2016:13 [ref. 34496]). •Valid as Pseudolithoxus stearleyi (Lujan & Armbruster 2011) -- (Armbruster & Lujan 2025:3 [ref. 41853]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus stearleyi (Lujan & Armbruster 2011). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: upper Orinoco River drainage, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

tigris, Lasiancistrus Armbruster [J. W.] & Provenzano [F.] 2000:251, Fig. 5 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3); ref. 25069] Backwater of Río Orinoco behind sand playa about 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV V-17546. Paratypes: ANSP 161496 (1), MBUCV V-23086 (2), V-23107 (1). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:289 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudolithoxus tigris (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000) -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:21 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2001:29, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:28 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:395 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:289 [ref. 29155], Lujan & Birindelli 2011:39 [ref. 31408], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Collins et al. 2018:[8] [ref. 35943]). Current status: Valid as Pseudolithoxus tigris (Armbruster & Provenzano 2000). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin: Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.


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