| Pseudacanthicus | |
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| Pseudacanthicus spinosus above, Pseudacanthicus leopardus below | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Hypostomus serratus Valenciennes, 1840
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Pseudacanthicus is a genus of medium to large-sized suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America, where found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas.[1][2] They are primarily found in fast-flowing waters, sometimes relatively deep.[2] They are sometimes kept in aquariums.[3]
- ^ Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862". Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ a b van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0691170749.
- ^ "PlanetCatfish::Catfish of the Month::August 2002". 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2007-07-24.