Genus group

Chaetostoma-Group

Classification
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
 

with genus

Genus
 
Length (total)
Body
height
dorsal
fin
soft
rays
Adi
pose
 
Andeancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015

Andeancistrus
18
normal
7
yes
Chaetostoma
Heckel in Tschudi, 1845
Gebirgsharnischwelse
Chaetostoma
30
very flat
(5 - ) 7 - 10
not
all
"rubber mouth"
Cordylancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Breitkopf-Gebirgsharnischwelse
Cordylancistrus
18
very flat
8 ( - 9)
yes
haunch-shaped head
Dolichancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Langstachel-Gebirgsharnischwelse
Dolichancistrus
18
very flat
(7 - ) 8 - 9 ( - 11)
yes
"rubber mouth", many small bristles along the snout
Leptoancistrus
Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Hochgebirgs-Harnischwelse
Leptoancistrus
10
very flat
8
no
no anal fin
Lipopterichthys
Norman, 1935

Lipopterichthys
10
 
 
 
only 12 soft rays in caudal fin
Loraxichthys
Salcedo, 2013

Loraxichthys
7
flat
 
no
Transancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015

Transancistrus
10
very flat
7
 
8 entries found
3
Many thanks to
for the pictures
J. J. von Tschudi
2
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