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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Chaetostoma: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Huallaga River in Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Salcedo, N.J., 2006. Two new species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Huallaga River in central Peru. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(3):207-220. (Ref. 57692)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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