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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma lineopunctatum Eigenmann & Allen , 1942 |
| Common Name(s) | Bloodfin Bulldog Pleco, L276 |
| Type Locality | Río Azupizú, Upper Amazon system, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetostoma lineopunctata |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 143mm (5.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The genus Chaetostoma is not straight-forward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout. |
| Sexing | The males have however a larger and broader head, slimmer ventral sides and disproportionately large pelvic fins. Perhaps the over-sized pelvic fins play a large role in the fertilization of the eggs. By inverting these over the clutch of eggs, they prevent the sperm cells being carried away by fast water current. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Aguaytia, Pachitea and Pisqui River basins in Ucayali River drainage, Peru. The L number specifically was collected in the Rio San Alejandro. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón  , Ucayali , San Alejandro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes of western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II.- The high pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. With a revision of the Peruvian Gymnotidae, and of the genus Orestias |
| Registered Keepers | (1) fleahound, (2) abaigael04, who also notes: "Do not actually have THIS fish - but this is the closest (red tail). Mine seems to be, as yet, unidentified.
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Sep 12 04:55 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00) |
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