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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pseudancistrus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The Kwinti people live along the Coppename River, Suriname, the area where this catfish is found. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Coppename River in Suriname.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85849)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
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Willink, P.W., J.H. Mol and B. Chernoff, 2010. A new species of suckermouth armored catfish, Pseudancistrus kwinti Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Coppename River drainage, Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname. Zootaxa 2332:40-48. (Ref. 83369)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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