Ancistrus tolima[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Magdalena River drainage, which is part of the Prado River basin in Colombia. The species reaches 7.7 cm (3 inches) SL. Its specific epithet is a reference to Colombia's Tolima Department, which contains the type locality of the species.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. tolima
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus tolima Taphorn, Armbruster, Villa-Navarro & Ray, 2013
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References
edit- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Ancistrus tolima". FishBase.
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