/siluriformes/loricariidae/chaetostoma/marmorescens/1.jpg "Chaetostoma marmorescens")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma marmorescens Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Huanacachupa Creek near Huanuco, River Tingo, Peru, elevation 6000 feet. |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 135mm or 5.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward 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: Upper Huallaga River basin in Marañon River drainage, Peru. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Huallaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Fishes of western South America, pp 193 |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 16 01:05 (species record created: 2005 Oct 07 00:00) |
