Loricariidae

Longspined Cactus Pleco

Pseudacanthicus major

A Catfish from the Brazilian Coast

• Freshwater fish

Pseudacanthicus major 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 is notably large for a loricariid, reaching 60 cm (23.6 inches) SL. P. major was described in 2018 by Carine C. Chamon (of the Federal University of Tocantins) and Thiago Costa e Silva on the basis of coloration and morphology.