/loricariidae/chaetostoma/tachiraense/1.jpg "Chaetostoma tachiraense(1) Lateral view of preserved specimen (flipped) - Click to enlarge")
/loricariidae/chaetostoma/tachiraense/2.jpg "Chaetostoma tachiraense(2) Dorsal view of preserved specimen (flipped) - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma tachiraense Schultz, 1944 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Táchira, tributary of Río Zulia, 7 kilometers north of San Antonio, Rio Catatumbo system, Táchira state, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth The specific epithet tachiraense is based on the type location, Rio Tachira. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 87mm (3.4") 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. Page 83 of Peces del Catatumbo (Galvis et al, 1997) shows an overall gray bodied fish with light colored, tiny spots on the head and rostrum. The upper and lower sections of the caudal (it is slightly forked) are whitish yellow. |
| 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 | Catatumbo river basin in the Lake Maracaibo drainage (up to altitudes between 1,000 and 2,000 m above sea level). Lake Maracaibo  , Catatumbo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Fist-sized stones on fine gravel or sand, with good current. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 08:44 (species record created: 2010 Mar 16 15:54) |
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