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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Cordylancistrus

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ospina Pabon, J.G.

South America
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Cordylancistrus daguae (Eigenmann, 1912)

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Cordylancistrus daguae
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Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Cordylancistrus nephelion
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Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Cordylancistrus perijae
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Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Cordylancistrus pijao
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Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
 
Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus
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Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Cordylancistrus torbesensis (Schultz, 1944)

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Cordylancistrus torbesensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cordylancistrus daguae South America 9.5 TL 1912
Cordylancistrus nephelion South America 12.9 SL 2006
Cordylancistrus perijae South America 12.7 SL 1996
Cordylancistrus pijao South America 15.6 SL 2017
Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus South America 9.5 TL 1943
Cordylancistrus torbesensis South America 6.5 SL 1944



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