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Chaetostoma
Chaetostoma, also known as the bristlemouth catfish, is a genus of is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America with one species, C. fischeri, extending into Panama. Most species inhabit flowing rivers in the lower Andes and its foothills. Some species are kept in unheated aquaria.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chaetostoma stenocladon
speciesChaetostoma stenocladon
Chaetostoma glaziovii
speciesChaetostoma glaziovii
Chaetostoma armatum
speciesChaetostoma armatum
Chaetostoma albiflorum
speciesChaetostoma albiflorum
Chaetostoma flavum
speciesChaetostoma flavum
Chaetostoma scoparia
speciesChaetostoma scoparia
Chaetostoma cupressinum
speciesChaetostoma cupressinum
Chaetostoma riedelianum
speciesChaetostoma riedelianum
Chaetostoma fastigiatum
speciesChaetostoma fastigiatum
Chaetostoma selagineum
speciesChaetostoma selagineum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 325676.