Genus

Pseudacanthicus

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Where the name comes fromEdit

from the Greek ψευδής (pseudes) meaning 'false', and the generic name Acanthicus.

Specimen from the German aquarium trade.

Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardusL114

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L114, Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus, is a loricariid collected mostly in the rio Negro basin in Brazil, particularly the rio Demini. P. leopardus was described from the Rupununi River in Guyana, so the identity of this fish remains unconfirmed. Traded as the Demini leopard cactus pleco or simply 'leopard cactus pleco', it grows to 250 mm and needs an aquarium of at least 180 x 60 cm set up to simulate a flowing river.

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