Cordylancistrus perijae Pérez & Provenzano, 1996
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
Cordylancistrus perijae 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 Venezuela where it occurs in the Sierra de Perijá, being found in the Guasare River basin, part of the Lake Maracaibo drainage in Zulia. This species is found in montane rivers with clear waters and a moderate to strong current, where the riverbed consistes of cobble, gravel and sand. This species reaches a standard length of 12.7 cm (5.0 in). The International Union for Conservation of Nature assesses this species as Near Threatened because its habitat is threatened by pollution from mining and agriculture, as well as deforestation for agriculture.
Wikipedia contributors, Cordylancistrus perijae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:24:07.893053+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cordylancistrus perijae Pérez & Provenzano, 1996
- Name authority
- Pérez & Provenzano, 1996
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Cordylancistrus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyHypostominae Kner, 1853
- tribeChaetostomatini Fowler, 1958
- genusCordylancistrus Isbrücker, 1980
- speciesCordylancistrus perijae Pérez & Provenzano, 1996
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cordylancistrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cordylancistrus daguae (Eigenmann, 1912) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cordylancistrus nephelion Provenzano & Milani, 2006 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cordylancistrus platyrhynchus (Fowler, 1943) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cordylancistrus torbesensis (Schultz, 1944) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Pérez, A., & Provenzano, F. (1996). Cordylancistrus perijae, a new species of armored catfish (Siluroidei: Loricariidae) from the Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 31. https://doi.org/10.1076/snfe.31.1.27.13317 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:YCPR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.