Chaetostoma brevilabiatum

Dahl, 1942
Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
brevis (lat.) = short; labrum (lat.) = lip
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
Chaetostoma sp. "Kolumbien I"
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Standard length (documented)
119.0 mm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Temperature
20 - 26 °C
río Volcan near Remedios, río Cimitarra basin (endemic)

Antióquia

Colombia

río San Bartolemé ⇒ río Magdalena → Caribic

[ 6.702,-74.499 ]
Map to Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
High above sea level
~600 m
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: Male have a more angular head and the edge of their snout is more thick
from genus: Standard
unknown
 
 
 
present
fin edges: white 
I / 8 rays
small bright dots
dark patches
not known
  • Dahl, G., 1942 "Three new fishes of the family Loricariidae from the Magdalena system" (Förhanglingar / Klungl. Fysiografiska sällskapet i Lund = Proceedings of the Royal Physiographic Society at Lund) P. 80
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 380
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.461
Pic. 2: Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
Pic. 3: Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
Pic. 4: Chaetostoma brevilabiatum
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