Chaetostoma vasquezi
| Chaetostoma vasquezi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Chaetostoma |
| Species: | C. vasquezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetostoma vasquezi Lasso & Provenzano, 1998[2] | |
Chaetostoma vasquezi 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 endmeic to Venezuela where it occurs on the Guiana Shield in the drainages of the Caura River and Caroní Rivers, tributaries of the Orinoco.[1] This species reaches a standard length of 18.7 cm (7.4 in).[3] The specific name, vasquezi, honours the Venezuelan hydrobiologist Enrique Vásquez for his contributions to limnology in Venezuela.[4]
References
- 1 2 Echevarría, G. (2019). "Chaetostoma vasquezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T118038962A118038975. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T118038962A118038975.en. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- 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 4 July 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetostoma vasquezi". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (13 June 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 4 July 2026.