Andeancistrus eschwartzae Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar 2015

Andeancistrus eschwartzae is distinguished from its only congener, A. platycephalus, by possessing black to dark gray base color of head and body (vs. light gray), irregularly shaped round to vermiculate yellow-gold spots smaller than half naris diameter evenly distributed across head, lateral and dorsal surfaces of body and fin rays (vs. white to blue uniformly round spots), and by the absence of enlarged clusters of odontodes (keels) at posteromedial apex of most lateral body plates (vs. presence of odontode clusters) (Ref. 104644).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analsoft rays: 3 - 4

Andeancistrus eschwartzae is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Amundalo River, which is part of the Pastaza River drainage basin in Ecuador. The species reaches 14.4 cm (5.7 inches) SL and it is named after Eugenia Schwartz, who is noted to have supported the research needed to describe the species.