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Etymology: Pseudolithoxus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, lithos = stone + Greek, oxys = sharp; kelsorum: Named in honor of George and Carolyn Kelso whose generous contribution to Texas A&M University
and to the Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab has facilitated important ichthyological discoveries, including this new species (Ref. 87302).
Eponymy: Dr George Leslie Kelso (1929–2015) and Carolyn Kelso née Wierichs (1934–2008). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
South America: Venezuela, Amazonas State, Orinoco River drainage. Known only from a single site on the Orinoco River just above the Maipures rapids and approximately 60 km south of the Atures rapids.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 87302)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Pseudolithoxus kelsorum is diagnosed from all other Pseudolithoxus by having dark brown to black base color with eight to 11 (usually nine) light yellowish vertical or oblique (tilted dorsoanteriorly) transversal bands between orbits and caudal fin, bands wide and rarely but sometimes incomplete or contorted as swirls; vs. dark brown to black base color with 18 or more thin, light yellow, frequently contorted transversal bands between orbits and caudal fin in P. tigris; black base color with small white spots in P. anthrax and P. nicoi; and light brown base color with dark brown to black spots in P. dumus (Ref. 87302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Lujan, N.K. and J.N.O. Birindelli, 2011. A new distinctively banded species of Pseudolithoxus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper Orinoco River. Zootaxa 2941:38-46. (Ref. 87302)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 22 August 2020
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00719 - 0.03336), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
