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| Scientific Name | Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus (Fowler, 1943) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Florencia, Río Orteguasa basin, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemiancistrus platyrhynchus, Peckoltia platyrhyncha |
| Etymology | (Greek)Kordyle = Club, swelling + (Greek) agkistron = hook, referring to its wide head. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 95mm (3.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Caquetá River basin in upper Japurá River drainage, Colombia. Specimens of this species have been captured in localities near Mocoa, Department of Putumayo, draining in the Caquetá River, Atlantic slope, Eastern Andes Mountain Range. The north and south limits of the geographical boundary are unidentified. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Japurá, Caquetá, Upper Caquetá (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 95 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jan 15 05:51 (species record created: 2010 Sep 23 12:55) |
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