- Holotype, 147.9mm SL
- Holotype, dorsal view
- Holotype, ventral view
- Fish in Rio Sardinata. Photo, O. Lucanus
- Trib. of upper Rio Guaviare. Photo, A. Urbano-Bonilla
- Trib. of upper Rio Guaviare. Photo, A. Urbano-Bonilla
- Trib. of upper Rio Meta. Photo, A. Urbano-Bonilla
- Trib. of upper Rio Meta. Photo, A. Urbano-Bonilla
- Trib. of upper Rio Meta. Photo, A. Urbano-Bonilla
- Type locality, Rio Sardinata. Photo O. Lucanus.
- Trib. of upper Rio Guaviare. Photo, A. Urbano-Bonilla
- Dorsal view
Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Chaetostoma chimu Urbano-Bonilla & Ballen, 2021 |
Common Names | L447, Sardinata-gumminæse (Denmark) Villavicencio Ii Bulldog Pleco, Villavicencio Ii Rubbernose Pleco (USA) |
Type Locality | Sardinata River, Güejar River drainage, tributary to the upper Guaviare River, Orinoco basin, Serranía de la Macarena, Vista Hermosa, Meta, Colombia, 03°01'7.1"N, 73°50'27.4"W, elevation 276 meters. |
Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
Species Information | |
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. |
General Remarks | Before assignation to an L-number in November 2010, this species was known as Chaetostoma sp. `Villavicencio II`. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare, Upper Guaviare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta, Upper Meta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
pH | 7.0 - 8.9 |
Temperature | 21.0-29.0°C or 69.8-84.2°F (Show species within this range) |
Other Parameters | Occurs in streams and rivers with channels 8–50 m wide, shallow depth (0.30–1.3 m), moderate water speed (0.34–0.62 m/s), well-oxygenated water (6.1– 9.5 mg/L), warm temperatures (21–29 °C), slightly basic pH (7.1–8.9), and high conductivity (20.4–269.0 µS). |
Husbandry Information | |
Furniture | Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves. |
Compatibility | In tributaries to the upper Guaviare River, C. chimu has been observed in sympatry the congeners C. dorsale, C. formosae, C. platyrhynchus and C. joropo. |
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 | Journal of Fish Biology v. 98 (no. 4), pp 2, Figs. 1-2. |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 22 10:19 (species record created: 2020 Dec 06 22:52) |