Chaetostoma

Chaetostoma
Chaetostoma milesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Tschudi, 1846

Chaetostoma also known as the Bristlemouths is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America with one species C. fischeri extending into Panama. Some species are kept in unheated aquaria.

Species

Chaetostoma anomalum
Chaetostoma breve
Chaetostoma marginatum

There are currently 49 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Ardila Rodríguez, C.A. (2013): Chaetostoma floridablancaensis sp. nov. una nueva especie de Choque (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) del Municipio de Floridablanca, Departamento de Santander – Colombia. Universidad Metropolitana de Barranquilla. Barranquilla, Colombia. 24pp.
  2. Armbruster, J.W., Werneke, D.C. & Tan, M. (2015). "Three new species of saddled loricariid catfishes, and a review of Hemiancistrus, Peckoltia, and allied genera (Siluriformes)". ZooKeys, 480: 97–123.
  3. Salcedo, N.J. & Ortega, H. (2015). "A new species of armored catfish Chaetostoma from the río Marañón drainage, Amazon basin, Peru (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology, 13 (1): 151–156.