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| Scientific Name | Pseudolithoxus tigris (Armbruster & Provenzano, 2000) |
| Common Names | L257, Tigerstribet Flyversugemalle (Denmark) Tigerstriped Plane Pleco |
| Type Locality | Backwater of Río Orinoco behind sand playa ca. 0.5 hr upstream from Isla Temblador, 3°04'N, 66°28'W, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Lasiancistrus tigris |
| Pronunciation | sue doh lith ox uss. |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp. The specific epither, tigris, is in reference to the striped body pattern. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 94mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Body and head with numerous black bars. Lateral line plates 23-24; dorsal plates 7-8; interdorsal plates 4-5; adipose-caudal plates 7-8; folded dorsal fin plates 11-12; and postanal plates 11-12. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Orinoco and Ventuari River basins in Venezuela. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 3), pp 251, Fig. 5. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 27 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 14 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2022 Jan 19 11:26 (species record created: 2003 Nov 15 00:00) |