/siluriformes/loricariidae/dolichancistrus/cobrensis/1.jpg "Dolichancistrus cobrensis")
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| Scientific Name | Dolichancistrus cobrensis (Schultz, 1944) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Cobre, trib. to Río Quinta, below La Grita, Catatumbo system, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudancistrus pediculatus cobrensis |
| Pronunciation | dolly can SISS truss |
| Etymology | Greek, dolichos = long + Greek, agkistron = hook - meaning "Long Ancistrus". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 79mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Dolichancistrus is similar to Leptoancistrus, Cordylancistrus and Chaetostoma. Dolichancistrus is differentiated from Leptoancistrus by the presence of the adipose and anal fins (vs. their absence); from Cordylancistrus and Chaetostoma by the presence of pectoral-fin spines in mature males longer than those in adult females and immatures of both sexes (vs. the pectoral spines of equal length in both sexes); and from most species of Chaetostoma in having a plated snout (vs. naked). Dolichancistrus differs from Chaetostoma platyrhynchus in having the hyperthrophied cheek odontodes evertible to more than 90º (vs. evertible only to approximately 30-40º) and in bearing hyperthrophied cheek odontodes that are distally recurved (vs. odontodes straight along their entire length). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Catatumbo River basin in Lake Maracaibo drainage, Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo, Catatumbo (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 2020. |
| Temperature | 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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 299, Pl. 9 (figs. A-B). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.59.1319 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Dec 07 03:43) |