Pseudacanthicus spinosus

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| image = F de Castelnau-poissonsPl22 - Pseudacanthicus spinosus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Varella, H.R. |year=2023 |title= Pseudacanthicus spinosus |page= e.T49830245A178114810 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830245A178114810.en|access-date=25 February 2024}}

| taxon = Pseudacanthicus spinosus

| authority = (Castelnau, 1855)

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Pseudacanthicus spinosus, commonly known as leopard pleco, is a species of armored catfish native to Brazil and Ecuador where it occurs in the Amazon Basin. This species grows to a length of {{convert|26|cm|in}} SL.

References

  • {{FishBase species |genus= Pseudacanthicus|species= spinosus| month = December| year = 2011}}

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Category:Ancistrini

Category:Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau

Category:Suckermouth catfish of Brazil

Category:Endemic fish of Brazil

Category:Fish described in 1855

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