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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Ancistrinae
Etymology: Ancistrus: Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); tolima: The specific name is a noun in apposition and refers to the princess Yulima who was executed and martyred by the Spanish conquistadores, and to the Department of Tolima, where the type locality is located.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
South America: Upper Magdalena River drainage, subdrainage río Prado in Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93347)
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Taphorn, D.C., J.W. Armbruster, F. Villa-Navarro and C.K. Ray, 2013. Trans-Andean Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Zootaxa 3641(4):343-370. (Ref. 93347)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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