/loricariidae/cordylancistrus/torbesensis/1.jpg "Cordylancistrus torbesensis(1) Preserved specimen - lateral view - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/cordylancistrus/torbesensis/2.jpg "Cordylancistrus torbesensis(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Cordylancistrus torbesensis (Schultz, 1944) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Torbes, 1 km above Táriba, 7°48'N, 72°10'W, Río Orinoco system, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudancistrus torbesensis |
| Pronunciation | torr bez enn siss |
| Etymology | (Greek)Kordyle = Club, swelling + (Greek) agkistron = hook, referring to its wide head. The specific epithet is after the Rio Torbes in which it was found. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 65mm (2.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Cordylancistrus is greatly depressed anteriorly with a very wide head. Bristles on head completely cover the snout. Per the original description, Greyish above, paler below, with a blackish irregular band along mid sides that joined with four or five other saddles dorsally. First dorsal saddle under front of dorsal fin, second at rear of dorsal fin, third in front of adipose, fourth behind adipose, fifth at base of caudal rays. Usually three dark bars on pelvic fins and four across pectorals. Caudal with four or five dark bars on lower ray, tips of rays on upper caudal lobe pale. |
| Sexing | Pectoral spines of mature males have strong odontodes on the upper surface. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Only known from the Rio Torbes. Captured in a swiftly running stream among boulders, rubble and coarse gravel. Orinoco  , Torbes (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.6 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Soft with high dissolved oxygen. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Unknown. Probably an algae and biofilm grazer. |
| Furniture | Rounded stones over gravel and sand. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Other Andean piedmont stream dwellers such as Chaetostoma and fast water tetras. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus.v. 94 (no. 3172) - pp296 - Pl. 8 (figs. C-D) Burgess (1989) An Atlas of Marine and Freshwater Catfishes. TFH. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Feb 15 04:42 (species record created: 2006 Aug 14 08:17) |
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