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Catfish

Dragon Pleco

Pseudacanthicus serratus (Valenciennes, 1840)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDragon Pleco
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese锯齿假棘甲鲶
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific namePseudacanthicus serratus (Valenciennes, 1840)

About this species

Pseudacanthicus serratus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname where it is occurs in the middle reaches of some coastal river drainages where local fishermen state that it can be found in deep, rocky areas of main riverbeds. This species grows to a standard length of 32 cm (13 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyLoricariidae
GenusPseudacanthicus

In Suriname

17Records in Suriname
1843First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6
  • Marowijne3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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