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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma changae Salcedo, 2006 |
| Common Name(s) | L334 |
| Type Locality | Vicinity of Tingo María, backwater near Puerto Nuevo, flowinginto Río Tullamaya, 9°18'S, 75°59'W, Departamento de Huánuco, Peru. |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 76mm (3") 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. |
| General Remarks | Originally issued L147. This number was later reissued to a Venezuelan loricariid from the Orinoco. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Upper Huallaga River basin, Peru.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Yurayacu (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 | Copeia 2006 (no. 1) DATZ June, 2003 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Dec 17 14:52 (species record created: 2006 Dec 26 21:35) |
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