| Chaetostoma carrioni | |
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| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lipopterichthys carrioni Norman, 1935 |
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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 in Ecuador.[2]