/siluriformes/loricariidae/cordylancistrus/torbesensis/1.jpg "Cordylancistrus torbesensis")
Preserved specimen - lateral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/cordylancistrus/torbesensis/2.jpg "Cordylancistrus torbesensis")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/cordylancistrus/torbesensis/3.jpg "Cordylancistrus torbesensis")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Cordylancistrus torbesensis (Schultz, 1944) |
| Common Name | |
| 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 or 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 | South America: Torbes River basin in Apure River drainage, Venezuela. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure, Torbes (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017. |
| pH | 6.6 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Soft with high dissolved oxygen. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Unknown. Probably an algae and biofilm grazer. User data. |
| Furniture | Rounded stones over gravel and some sand. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Other Andean piedmont stream dwellers such as Chaetostoma and fast water tetras. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172), pp 296, Pl. 8 (figs. C-D). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.244.958 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Sep 28 06:18 (species record created: 2006 Aug 14 08:17) |