Chaetostoma thomsoni

Regan, 1904
Chaetostoma thomsoni
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm

Cundinamarca, Santander

Colombia

río Negro | río Suárez → río Sogamoso ⇒ río Magdalena → Caribic

˜[ 5.012,-74.470 ]
Map to Chaetostoma thomsoni
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
 
 
 
Various Chaetostoma from Venezuela are sold as C. thomsoni.
Sympatric with
Astyanax sp.
Characidium phoxocephalum
Creagrutus affinis
Creagrutus dulima
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Gephyrocharax melanocheir
Hemibrycon sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Kronoheros umbrifer
Microgenys minuta
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia sphenops
Rivulus magdalenae
Roeboides dayi
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
not known
last seen on a
german stock list
28/October/2021
Pic. 2: Chaetostoma thomsoni
Many thanks to
for the pictures
C. Tate Regan (PD)
1, 2
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