Chaetostoma yurubiense

Ceas & Page, 1996
 
according to the origin Parque Nacional Yurubí
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  7 cm
Standard length (documented)
51.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
río Mayorica near Mayorica, Albarico, río Capa, quebrada Cupa, río Guarataro (endemic)

Falcón, Yaracuy, Carabobo

Venezuela

río Markano → río Yaracuy | embalse Canoabo → río Urama | río Aroa ⇒ Caribic

[ 10.429,-68.680 ]
Map to Chaetostoma yurubiense
Flow
normal
Substrate
coarse gravel
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
5 soft rays
14 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
dark stripes/ribbons
fin edges: white 
I / 8 rays
no point at the base of the first dorsal ray
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
not known
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 383
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