''Cordylancistrus'' is a
genus of
suckermouth armored catfish native to
South America. It is much the same as ''
Chaetostoma
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''. 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
Colombia
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.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
[Lujan, N.K., Meza-Vargas, V., Astudillo-Clavijo, V., Barriga-Salazar, R. & López-Fernández, H. (2015): A Multilocus Molecular Phylogeny for ''Chaetostoma'' Clade Genera and Species with a Review of ''Chaetostoma'' (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Central Andes. ''Copeia, 103 (3): 664-701.'']
* ''
Cordylancistrus daguae''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
* ''
Cordylancistrus nephelion''
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& Milani, 2006
* ''
Cordylancistrus perijae''
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, 1996
* ''
Cordylancistrus torbesensis''
( L. P. Schultz, 1944)
References
Loricariidae
Fish of South America
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker
Freshwater fish genera
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