Pseudacanthicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Hypostominae
Tribus: Ancistrini
Genus: Pseudacanthicus
Species: P. fordii – P. histrix – P. leopardus – P. major – P. pitanga – P. serratus – P. spinosus

Name

Pseudacanthicus Bleeker 1862

• Type species: Hypostomus serratus Valenciennes, 1840

Etymology: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, akantha = thorn.

Synonyms

• Stoneiella Fowler, 1914

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kaktuswelse

References

• Bleeker, P.; 1862-63: Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandais. Tome II. Siluroïdes, Chacoïdes et Hétérobranchoïdes. F. Muller, Amsterdam. 1-112, Pls. 49-101.

• Chamon, C.C. & Costa e Silva, T. 2018. Pseudacanthicus major: description of one of the largest known Loricariidae (Hypostominae: Ancistrini), a species from rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 4387(3): 499–510. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4387.3.5 Reference page. 

Name

Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862