Chaetostoma aburrense

Chaetostoma aburrense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species:
C. aburrense
Binomial name
Chaetostoma aburrense
(Posada, 1909)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Hypostomus aburrensis Posada, 1909
  • Hypostomus aburrense Posada, 1909
  • Chaetostoma aburrensis (Posada, 1909)

Chaetostoma aburrense is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is endemic to Colombia where it is known from the basin of the Cauca River. The species is known only from its description wrotten in 1909 by the Colombian physician and biologist Andrés Posada-Arango with its type locality given as Medellín. The whereabouts of the holotype are currently unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Jimenez-Segura, L.; Mojica, J.; Alonso, J. C. (2016). "Chaetostoma aburrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49829912A61473628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829912A61473628.en. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chaetostoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2026.


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