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Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species

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De, Lesley S., Taphorn, Donald C., Armbruster, Jonathan W. (2019): Review of Ancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the northwestern Guiana Shield, Orinoco Andes, and adjacent basins with description of six new species. Zootaxa 4552 (1): 1-67, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4552.1.1

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