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Scientific Name | Chaetostoma patiae Fowler, 1945 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Río Patia, Pacific slope of southwestern Colombia, elevation 3000 feet. |
Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
Species Information | |
Size | 158mm or 6.2" 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: Patia River basin in Colombia. Colombia Pacific Rivers, Patia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, 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 | 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. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 97, pp 118, Figs. 25-28. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2014 Aug 18 03:46 (species record created: 2014 Jul 02 19:10) |