Armbruster, Jonathan W.
Pseudancistrus sidereus
Sign in to saveStellantia siderea is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Orinoco basin in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Stellantia, which forms a tribe with its also monotypic sister genus Colossimystax.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyLoricariidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Collections
- AUM, FMNH, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Atabapo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pseudancistrus
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- taxon name
- Pseudancistrus sidereus
- taxon rank
- species
- short name
- P. sidereus
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Stellantia siderea is a species of armored catfish known only from the upper Orinoco basin in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Stellantia, which forms a tribe with its also monotypic sister genus Colossimystax.
This is a fairly large loricariid (up to standard length), and is distinguished from its congeners by a strong keel on the caudal peduncle and the colour scheme which is generally very dark with bright white or yellow spots on the upperside.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pseudancistrus sidereus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.