Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Tribe Ancistrini Scientific name Pseudolithoxus tigris Higher classification Pseudolithoxus Order Catfish | |
Similar Pseudolithoxus, Catfish, Loricariidae, Pseudolithoxus dumus, Lasiancistrus | ||
Pseudolithoxus tigris l257 tiger pleco
Pseudolithoxus tigris is a species of armored catfish endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the upper Orinoco and Ventuari River basins. This species grows to a length of 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.
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P. tigris probably matures at a relatively small size; in a specimen about 5 cm (2 in) SL, the snout and pectoral-fin spine odontodes are already greatly elongated, while the odontodes are only beginning to develop in similarly sized specimens of other species.
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