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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma stannii Lütken, 1874 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 205mm (8.1") 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: Caribbean coastal drainages of Venezuela (Aroa, Tocuyo, Urama and Yaracuy River basins). Aroa (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Tocuyo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Yaracuy (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Urama (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 in the aquarium but observations have been made of Chaetostoma stannii spawning in the wild. Males defend nests under flat rocks and the eggs are typically laid in a single layer on the roof of the nest. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Dec 10 01:58 (species record created: 2009 Dec 05 12:45) |
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