Pseudancistrus orinoco

Pseudancistrus orinoco^[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Orinoco basin. The species reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) in total length.^[3]

Pseudancistrus orinoco
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Pseudancistrus
Species:	P. orinoco
Binomial name
Pseudancistrus orinoco (Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988)
Synonyms
Lithoxancistrus orinoco

P. orinoco sometimes appears in the aquarium trade, where it is typically known either as the large-snouted pleco or by its associated L-number, which is L-126.^[4] While initially described as Lithoxancistrus orinoco (a name which is still used for the species by some sources^[4][1]), it was reclassified as a member of Pseudancistrus by Jonathan W. Armbruster of Auburn University in 2004.^[5]