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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pseudacanthicus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335); nyktos: Name 'nyktos' from the Greek word night in reference to the dark color of the specimen.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8; Rayons mous anaux: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dark brown to black body with light gray vermicular spots on the dorsal and ventral surfaces, and fins; lower mode number of teeth in premaxilla and dentary: 3 and 5, respectively; crown shaped anterior edge of supraoccipital with three tips, one larger central tip and two smaller lateral tips; thin and elongated nasal shape; absence of rectangular lateral ethmoid with lateral projection; anterior process of metapterygoid short and straight (Ref. 133457).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: flattened.
This species is found up to 20 meters deep in the main channel of rivers, commonly sheltering near submerged logs. In captivity, it exhibits a carnivorous diet, feeding mainly on small aquatic invertebrates. The species is notably territorial, often displaying intraspecific agression towards sympatric populations. During the reproductive period, males play an active role by confining females in burrows until egg-laying is complete (Ref. 133457).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Lopes, M.L.B.G., L.M.D. Sousa and C.C. Chamon, 2024. New species of Pseudacanthicus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Xingu, Amazon, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 22(3):e240033. (Ref. 133457)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01549 (0.00729 - 0.03291), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (61 of 100). 🛈 |