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Chaetostoma carrioni

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Chaetostoma carrioni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species:
C. carrioni
Binomial name
Chaetostoma carrioni
(Norman, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Lipopterichthys carrioni Norman, 1935

Chaetostoma carrioni is a species of armored catfish from South America. These fish reach 7.8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. These fish are demersal and live in tropical, freshwater habitats. They are found in the Marañón River basin in Ecuador.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lujan, N.K., Meza-Vargas, V., Astudillo-Clavijo, V., Barriga-Salazar, R. & López-Fernández, H. (2015): A Multilocus Molecular Phylogeny for Chaetostoma Clade Genera and Species with a Review of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Central Andes. Copeia, 103 (3): 664-701.