Andeancistrus platycephalus

Andeancistrus platycephalus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.^[2] It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Zamora River basin, which is part of the upper Marañón River drainage in Ecuador. The species can reach 14.5 cm (5.7 in) in total length.^[3] The species was in the genus Cordylancistrus until a 2015 reclassification, when Nathan K. Lujan, Vanessa Meza-Vargas, and Ramiro Barriga-Salazar constructed the genera Andeancistrus and Transancistrus.^[4]

Andeancistrus platycephalus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Andeancistrus
Species:	A. platycephalus
Binomial name
Andeancistrus platycephalus (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
Chaetostomus platycephalus Cordylancistrus platycephalus Hemiancistrus platycephalus