/loricariidae/lasiancistrus/caucanus/1.jpg "Lasiancistrus caucanus(1) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/lasiancistrus/caucanus/2.jpg "Lasiancistrus caucanus(2) Preserved specimen - close-up of head - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/lasiancistrus/caucanus/3.jpg "Lasiancistrus caucanus(3) Preserved specimen - Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/lasiancistrus/caucanus/4.jpg "Lasiancistrus caucanus(4) Preserved specimen - close-up of dorsal head view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/lasiancistrus/caucanus/5.jpg "Lasiancistrus caucanus(5) Preserved specimen - lateral view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Lasiancistrus caucanus Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Cartago, the Cauca, Colombia. |
| Pronunciation | LASS ee an SISS truss |
| Etymology | Greek, lasios, -a, -on = hairy + Greek, agkistron = hook Named after the river which it's native to. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 160mm (6.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Per Armbruster, nuptial males with whiskerlike odontodes at the anterolateral corner of the snout, else as in genus description. |
| General Remarks | CLOFFSCA lists 17.5cm TL. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Lasiancistrus caucanus has a trans-Andean distribution in the ríos Magdalena, Atrato, San Juan, Tuyra, and Bayano drainages of Colombia and Panamá. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Cauca (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ind. Univ. StudiesNo. 16 [sic No. 8] - pp11 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 22 13:11 (species record created: 2004 Nov 11 00:00) |
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