Loricariidae

Chaetostoma anomalum

Chaetostoma anomalum

Sixteen Point Five Centimeters Catfish from South American Waters

• Tropical
• Upper river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Chaetostoma anomalum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is found in Colombia and Venezuela in cool, shallow, fast flowing streams and rivers in the basin of Lake Maracaibo. This species reaches a standard length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in).