Pineapple pleco

Pseudorinelepis genibarbis

Thirty Five Point Six Centimeters Catfish of the Amazon Basin

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Pseudorinelepis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Rhinelepinae. The only species in this genus is Pseudorinelepis genibarbis, the pine-cone pleco. This catfish is found in the Amazon basin of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pseudorinelepis
Maximum length: 35.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Upper Amazon River basin.

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