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Scientific Name Cordylancistrus setosus  (Boulenger, 1887)
Common Name
Type Locality Andes of Colombia.
Synonym(s) Chaetostomus setosus, Dolichancistrus setosus, Lasiancistrus setosus
Etymology (Greek)Kordyle = Club, swelling + (Greek) agkistron = hook, referring to its wide head. 
Down Species Information
Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification The species is described as having 7 or 8 branches rays in the dorsal fin. This differentiates it from L225 which has 9 or 10.
Down Habitat Information
Distribution Andes of Colombia, river basin unknown.
IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
Down Husbandry Information
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 113), pp 349.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 05:30 (species record created: 2011 Jul 10 13:57)