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Chaetostoma sacramento Meza-Vargas, Ramirez & Lujan, 2024 |
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photo by
Meza-Vargas, V. et al., 2024 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.94 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Peru. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: distinct, white, variably-shaped spots or vermiculations ½-2× nostril diameter on grey to brown background on the head; highly variable, small to large distinct white spots, vermiculations or bands on the body; adipose fin fully formed; uniformly brown adipose fin; golden spots across the dorsal fin rays; eight branched dorsal-fin rays; curved cheek odontodes; two predorsal plates; presence of excrescence; pelvic-fin insertion slightly posterior of dorsal-fin insertion (Ref. 133161). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||