Loricariidae

Chaetostoma chimu

Chaetostoma chimu

Fish Known Only from the Orinoco Basin

• Freshwater fish

Chaetostoma chimu 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 endemic to Colombia wg=here it occurs in the upper basins of the Meta and Guaviare Rivers in the Andean foothills of the Orinoco basin. Thos species reaches a standard length of 14.8 cm (5.8 in).