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  • Andeancistrus platycephalusDorsal view
  • Andeancistrus platycephalus
  • Andeancistrus platycephalusDorsal view
  • Andeancistrus platycephalusVentral view
  • Andeancistrus platycephalusJuvenile
  • Andeancistrus platycephalusJuvenile, Dorsal view
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Scientific Name Andeancistrus platycephalus  (Boulenger, 1898)
Common Name
Type Locality Río Bomboiza, upper Amazon River basin, eastern Ecuador.
Synonym(s) Chaetostomus platycephalus, Hemiancistrus platycephalus
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Size 145mm or 5.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Zamora River basin in the upper Marañon River drainage, Ecuador.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Upper Marañón, Santiago, Zamora (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 13 (no. 329), pp 12.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 20 04:31 (species record created: 2007 Apr 14 09:54)