Chaetostoma guairense

Steindachner, 1881
Chaetostoma guairense
according to the origin río Guaire
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
bagre loricárido del río Guaire
Corroncho del Guaire
Guaire bulldog pleco
Guaire-Gebirgsharnischwels
petora
vulnerable
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
81.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
19 - 25 °C
pH
6.5 - 7.5

Caracas, Aragua, Merida

Venezuela

río Tuy → Caribic ↓ lago de Valencia ↓

[ 10.468,-66.975 ]
Map to Chaetostoma guairense
Nutrition (mostly): vegetarian
Eats plants
nein
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
 
 
 
5 soft rays
I / 8 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.428
Pic. 2: Chaetostoma guairense
Pic. 3: Chaetostoma guairense
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1882) (PD)
1, 2, 3
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