- Cordylancistrus
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Cordylancistrus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Loricariidae Genus: Cordylancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980Species - C. daguae
- C. nephelion
- C. perijae
- C. platycephalus
- C. platyrhynchus
- C. torbesensis
Cordylancistrus is a genus of the family Loricariidae.[1] It is much the same as Chaetostoma. The few differences are a wider head, longer cheek odontodes, and plates on the snout. Cordylancistrus can be found in rivers and streams high in the Andes, from Venezuela to Ecuador.[2]
References
- ^ * "Cordylancistrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=679412. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ^ http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/res_area/loricariid/fish_key/chaeto/cordyl.html
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