Chaetostoma chimu
| Chaetostoma chimu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Chaetostoma |
| Species: | C. chimu |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetostoma chimu | |
Chaetostoma chimu is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Colombia wg=here it occurs in the upper basins of the Meta and Guaviare Rivers in the Andean foothills of the Orinoco basin.[1] Thos species reaches a standard length of 14.8 cm (5.8 in).[2]
References
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chaetostoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Urbano-Bonillla, Alexander; Ballen, Gustavo (2021). "A new species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Orinoco basin with comments on Amazonian species of the genus in Colombia". Journal of Fish Biology. 98. doi:10.1111/jfb.14640.