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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Chaetostoma: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Cusiana River sub-basin, Orinoco River drainage, Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Urbano-Bonilla, A., G.A. Ballen, G.A. Herrera-R, J. Zamudio, E.E. Herrera-Collazos, C. DoNascimiento, S. Prada-Pedreros and J.A. Maldonado-Ocampo, 2018. Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species. ZooKeys 733:65-97. (Ref. 121198)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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