Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862

Raphael Covain & Sonia Fisch-Muller, 2007, The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis., Zootaxa 1462, pp. 1-40 : 34

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z01462p001

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6236673

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scientific name

Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862
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Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862 View in CoL View at ENA   ZBK .

Type species: Loricaria laeviuscula Valenciennes, 1840   ZBK .

Holotype: MNHN B 365 , no type locality.

Gender: feminine.

This monotypic genus is distributed in the middle and lower Amazon basin. Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula was collected over sandy bottoms, in clear waters, in the main flow of rivers, and in neighboring temporary ponds (pers. obs.). Sexual dimorphism includes hypertrophied development of the lower lip suggesting that Pseudoloricaria   ZBK is a lip brooder. The phylogenetic position of Pseudoloricaria   ZBK is uncertain. This genus closely resembles Limatulichthys   ZBK in external morphology. Isbrücker & Nijssen (in Isbrücker 1979) considered Limatulichthys   ZBK to be the most primitive representative of the Loricariichthys   ZBK group. Consequently, Pseudoloricaria   ZBK could occupy a basal position among its group, as the sister genus of'Limatulichthys. Rapp Py-Daniel (1997) found Pseudoloricaria   ZBK and Limatulichthys   ZBK as sister groups to the Hemiodontichthyina but didn’t resolve the relationships between these two genera. A key to distinguish Pseudoloricaria   ZBK ( P. laeviscula ) from Limatulichthys   ZBK ( Pseudoloricaria punctata in Isbrücker & Nijssen1976b) is available in Isbrücker & Nijssen (1976b).

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