Chaetostoma guairense
| Chaetostoma guairense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Chaetostoma |
| Species: | C. guairense |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetostoma guairense Steindachner, 1881[1] | |
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Chaetostoma guairense is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[1] This catfish is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from the drainages basins of the Guaire River, Tuy River and Lake Valencia. This species recahes a standard length of8.1 cm (3.2 in).[2]
References
- 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 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetostoma guairense". FishBase. February 2026 version.