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Dolichancistrus cobrensis (Schultz, 1944)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Dolichancistrus cobrensis 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 found in Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the southern tributaries of the Lake Maracaibo drainage basin. This species reaches a standard length of 7.9 cm (3.1 in). The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed D. cobrensis as Endangered because it has a restricted range which is subject to deforestation, urbanisation and anthropogenic climate change.

Wikipedia contributors, Dolichancistrus cobrensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:15.514385+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dolichancistrus cobrensis (Schultz, 1944)
Name authority
(Schultz, 1944)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Loricariidae
Genus
Dolichancistrus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. subfamilyHypostominae Kner, 1853
  13. tribeChaetostomatini Fowler, 1958
  14. genusDolichancistrus Isbrücker, 1980
  15. speciesDolichancistrus cobrensis (Schultz, 1944)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dolichancistrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dolichancistrus atratoensis (Dahl, 1960)LoricariidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dolichancistrus fuesslii (Steindachner, 1911)LoricariidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dolichancistrus setosus (Boulenger, 1887)LoricariidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dolichancistrus carnegiei (Eigenmann, 1916)LoricariidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dolichancistrus pediculatus (Eigenmann, 1918)LoricariidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pseudancistrus pediculatus cobrensis Schultz, 1944 Schultz, 1944synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1525090 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:374K7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.