Loricariidae

Chaetostoma dermorhynchum

Chaetostoma dermorhynchum

Catfish Reaching Twenty Five Centimeters

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

Chaetostoma dermorhynchus 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 Ecuador where it occurs in the basins of the Pastaza River, the Bobonaza River, the Napo River and the Curaray River. The species reaches a total length of 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length.