Chaetostoma milesi

Fowler, 1941
Chaetostoma milesi
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
Synonyms
L187a
Schwarzpunkt-Gebirgsharnischwels
Spotted Bulldog Pleco
Spotted Rubber Pleco
Spotted Rubbernose Pleco
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Temperature
21 - 27 °C
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Colombia

Pacific

[ 5.204,-74.735 ]
Map to Chaetostoma milesi
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
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Creagrutus affinis
Creagrutus dulima
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Gephyrocharax melanocheir
Hemibrycon sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Kronoheros umbrifer
Microgenys minuta
Parodon magdalenensis
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia sphenops
Roeboides dayi
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
not known
  • Fowler, H.W., 1941 "Notes on Colombian fresh-water fishes with descriptions of four new species" (Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia)) P. 1
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.434
  • Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2008) P.86
  • Steack, Dr. Wolfgang: "Kolumbien 2020 – Generalprobe für die JBL-Expedition 2021"
    (Amazonas Mai / Juni 2020)
  • Steack, Dr. Wolfgang: "Río Claro: Beobachtungen in einem südamerikanischen Klarwasserfluss"
    (DATZ August 2020)
Pic. 2: Chaetostoma milesi
Pic. 3: Chaetostoma milesi
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Frank Alvarez (CC BY 3.0)
1, 2, 3
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