Pseudorinelepis genibarbis

Pseudorinelepis is one of three genera contained in the tribe Rhinelepini, one of the tribes of Hypostominae.

The Pseudorinelepis genibarbis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) More

Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) Visita nuestro patrocinador 6 fotos en esta galer More

Pseudorinelepis genibarbis is a species of the Hypostominae subfamily of the Loricariidae catfish family. P. genibarbis is distributed throughout the Upper Amazon River basin. More

Iquitos, Peru, Pseudorinelepis genibarbis is known as carachama sin costilla, which actually means "Loricariid without ribs"; this refers to the trait that it shares with other Rhinelepini catfish; members of this tribe do not have ribs past the sixth vertebra. More

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Color patterns are variable and Pseudorinelepis genibarbis can change color to match substrate. Most specimens preserved in alcohol are brown to charcoal gray with few if any spots (generally restricted to dorsal-fin membranes). More

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Common names

Anthrazit-Harnischwels in German (Deutsch)
Carachama negro in Spanish (español)
Carachama sin costilla in Spanish (español)
Kirjokäpypleko in Finnish (suomen kieli)
L 95 in German (Deutsch)
Schwarzer Harnischwels in German (Deutsch)

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Loricariidae
Genus : Pseudorinelepis
Species : Pseudorinelepis genibarbis
Authority : Valenciennes, 1840