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Loricariidae
Chaetostoma dorsale
Chaetostoma dorsale
Vulnerable Catfish of South American Waters
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallChaetostoma dorsale is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 8.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Chaetostoma
- Maximum length
- 8.8 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Upper Meta and upper Apuré River basins.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
