Chaetostoma carrioni
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Chaetostoma carrioni is a species of armored suckermouth catfish
from South America
. These fish are often also known as their synonym Lipopterichthys carrioni. However, Lipopterichthys is a synonym of Chaetostoma
.
These fish reach 7.8 centimetres SL
. These fish are demersal and live in tropical
, freshwater
habitats. They are found in the Marañón River
basin in Ecuador
.
Loricariidae
Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish , with almost 700 species and new species being described each year. Loricariids originate from fresh water habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and...
from South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. These fish are often also known as their synonym Lipopterichthys carrioni. However, Lipopterichthys is a synonym of Chaetostoma
Chaetostoma
Chaetostoma is a genus of fishes. Species include Chaetostoma thomsoni, which is native to fast-moving mountain streams of Colombia and Venezuela, where it is known in Spanish as Carachama. Some species are kept in unheated aquaria.Other species include:*Chaetostoma carrioni-External links:*...
.
These fish reach 7.8 centimetres SL
Fish measurement
Fish measurement refers to the measuring of the length of individual fish and of various parts of their anatomy. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.-Overall length:...
. These fish are demersal and live in tropical
Tropics
The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth...
, freshwater
Fresh Water
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habitats. They are found in the Marañón River
Marañón River
The Marañón River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and...
basin in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.