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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma dorsale Eigenmann, 1922 |
| Common Name(s) | L187, L443 |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth |
| Species Information | |
| 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 | Upper Meta and upper Apuré River basins: Colombia and Venezuela. Orinoco  , Middle Orinoco, Meta, Upper Meta (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Apure (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 | Spawns in shallow, fast flowing water on the underneath of a flat object. Male, upside down, guards an adhesive clutch of eggs by, more or less, covering it with his body. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Deb (k: 4), who also notes: "Will fight with C. formosae.", (2) nvcichlids (k: 3), (3) Mata Negra. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Jan 02 05:53 (species record created: 2011 Aug 20 14:16) |
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