Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Loricariidae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Siluriformes Subfamily Hypostominae | |
Similar Cordylancistrus, Catfish, Exastilithoxus | ||
Andeancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America. This genus is diagnosable from all other members of the Chaetostoma group by having a fully plated snout, lacking cheek odontodes that extend past the opercular flap, and by having eight branched dorsal fin rays.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
References
Andeancistrus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA