 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma stroumpoulos Salcedo, 2006 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Peru: Departamento de HuAnuco: Provincia de Leoncio Prado: Tingo Maria, Rio Huallaga (09°18'S 76°OO'W |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth The specific name, daidalmatos, is a Greek noun that means dappled or spotted work of art. The name is used in reference to the coloration pattern of this species, which bears large dark spots evenly distributed all over the body. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm (4.7") 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 | South America: Huallaga River in Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón  , Huallaga (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 | Ichthyol.Explor. Freshwaters, Vol 17, No. 3 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 09 04:01 (species record created: 2009 Apr 21 07:24) |
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