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Pseudacanthicus serratus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Nick Ridout (1) Daniel Konn-Vetterlein (2) Raphael Covain (1)

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Habitat: According to Boni fishermen in Guiana, this fish lives in the deep and rocky zones of the main riverbed. Despite its size, it is not consumed as food by native populations since it has a reputation for being dirty and sticky. Colouration: Body colour black or dark brown with whitish spots. Known to scientists from only a few specimens. Aquarium Care: Would need a large tank as they grow big and are territorial. Diet: As with all of this genera they are carnivores and would need to be fed on frozen foods such as Artemia, mosquito larvae, mysis and shrimp. They can also be fed pellet and tablet foods. Etymology: The specific name serratus: Latin for toothed like a saw, referring to short, serrate spines covering head, body and fins.

Common Name:

Mustang Cactus Pleco

Synonyms:

Hypostomus serratus

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Coastal drainages of French Guiana and Suriname. Type locality: region around Paramaribo, Suriname.

Size:

36.0cm. (14½ins)

Temp:

25-29°c (77-85°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

This species is known from coastal drainages up to the middle part of rivers in the Guianas. It has a wide distribution with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 125,730 km2 and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 7,424 km2. No direct threats are known for this species. Therefore, this species is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Ballen, G.A. 2023. Pseudacanthicus serratus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2017. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2017 ).
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.
Mol, H.A. Jan, The Freshwater Fishes of Suriname. BRILL, Leiden Boston, 2012. 889 p.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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