Loricariidae

Chaetostoma sovichthys

Chaetostoma sovichthys

Fish Reaching Seven Point Two Centimeters in South American Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Chaetostoma sovichthys 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 Venezuela and Colombia, in the higher parts of the Lake Maracaibo basin and the upper basin of the Magdalena River. C. sovichthys reaches a standard length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in).