Pseudacanthicus pitanga

Short description: Species of catfish

Pseudacanthicus pitanga

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Siluriformes
Family:  | Loricariidae
Genus:  | Pseudacanthicus
Species:  |

P. pitanga

Binomial name
Pseudacanthicus pitanga

Chamon, 2015

Pseudacanthicus pitanga[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tocantins River basin in Brazil . The species reaches 30 cm (11.8 inches) SL.[2] It was described in 2015 by Carine C. Chamon of the Federal University of Tocantins on the basis of distinctive coloration and morphology.[3] Its specific epithet, pitanga, is derived from a Tupi-Guarani word meaning "red", in reference to the color of the species' fins.[2]

P. pitanga appears in the aquarium trade, where it is often referred to either as the red-fin cactus pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-024.[4] It is reportedly bred in captivity and exported to multiple countries for aquarium use, especially the United States and countries in Europe.[2]

## References

1. ↑ "Mindat.org". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8504004.html.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2022). "Pseudacanthicus pitanga". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/68837.
3. ↑ Chamon C. C. (2015). Pseudacanthicus pitanga: a new species of Ancistrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from rio Tocantins Basin, North Brazil. Zootaxa, 3973(2), 309–320. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.6
4. ↑ "Pseudacanthicus pitanga • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog" (in en-gb). https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=125.

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