Bearded catfish (Pseudancistrus barbatus)

Scientific name: Pseudancistrus barbatus Valenciennes, 1840

Bearded catfish (Pseudancistrus barbatus)

The Bearded catfish (Pseudancistrus barbatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Loricariidae. Native range: South America, Oyapock, Mana, Maroni, Suriname, Corantijn and Essequibo River basins.

Biology

Occurs in rapids where it lives in the rocky anfractuosities in the strong current zones. The length of the male snout bristles might be related with the hierarchic level of the individual within the population. Fished by harpoons or bows in the shallow zones.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudancistrus barbatus
Family
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Oyapock, Mana, Maroni, Suriname, Corantijn and Essequibo River basins.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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