Chaetostoma machiquense

Chaetostoma machiquense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species:
C. machiquense
Binomial name
Chaetostoma machiquense
Fernández-Yépez & Martín Salazar, 1953[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaetostoma machiquensis Fernández-Yépez & Martín Salazar, 1953

Chaetostoma machiquense 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 occurs in Negro River basin in the Lake Maracaibo drainage. This species reaches a standard length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in).[2]

References

  1. 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 26 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetostoma machiquense". FishBase. February 2026 version.


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