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Scientific Name Cordylancistrus tayrona  Provenzano, Milani & Ardila Rodríguez, 2017
Common Name
Type Locality Badillo River, tributary of Cesar River, north of Valledupar, Magdalena River basin, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Departamento Cesar, Colombia, approximately 10°12'N, 66°05'W.
Type Locality Notes Holotype lat/long incorrectly reported based on narrative of type locality. According to GBIF.org, the correct type locality for MBUCV-27935 is 10.70997, -73.28597.
Etymology (Greek)Kordyle = Club, swelling + (Greek) agkistron = hook, referring to its wide head. 
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Distribution
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Lower Magdalena, Cesar (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Ranchería (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 in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa 4329 (no. 3), pp 257, Figs. 1, 2a.
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Last Update 2023 Jan 22 05:35 (species record created: 2017 Oct 16 09:27)