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Scientific Name	**Cordylancistrus setosus** (Boulenger, 1887)
Common Name
Type Locality	Andes of Colombia.
Synonym(s)	Chaetostomus setosus, Dolichancistrus setosus, Lasiancistrus setosus
Etymology	(Greek)Kordyle = Club, swelling + (Greek) agkistron = hook, referring to its wide head.
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The species is described as having 7 or 8 branches rays in the dorsal fin. This differentiates it from L225 which has 9 or 10.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Andes of Colombia, river basin unknown.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 113), pp 349.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:13 (species record created: 2011 Jul 10 13:57)