Chaetostoma carrioni

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Chaetostoma carrioni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species: C. carrioni
Binomial name
Chaetostoma carrioni
(Norman, 1935)
Synonyms

Lipopterichthys carrioni Norman, 1935

Chaetostoma carrioni is a species of armored suckermouth catfish from South America. These fish are often also known as their synonym Lipopterichthys carrioni. However, Lipopterichthys is a synonym of Chaetostoma.[1]

These fish reach 7.8 centimetres SL. These fish are demersal and live in tropical, freshwater habitats. They are found in the Marañón River basin.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lipopterichthys". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  2. ^ "Lipopterichthys carrioni". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.