Cordylancistrus nephelion is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tuy River basin in Venezuela. It is known to inhabit areas with transparent water, moderate to strong flow, and a substrate of stone, gravel, or sand. The species reaches 12.9 cm (5.1 inches) SL.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Cordylancistrus |
| Species: | C. nephelion
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| Cordylancistrus nephelion Provenzano & Milani, 2006
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Cordylancistrus nephelion". FishBase.
- ^ Provenzano, F., & Milani, N. (2006). Cordylancistrus nephelion (Siluriformes, Loricariidae), a new and endangered species of suckermouth armored catfish from the Tuy River, north-central Venezuela. Zootaxa, 1116, 29-41.
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