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Ancistrus caucanus

Ancistrus caucanus

Classification

Ancistrus caucanus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Colombia. Taxonomy Ancistrus caucanus was first formally described in 1943 by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with its type locality given as Sonsón in the Cauca River drainage system of Colombia.

Distribution

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