Chaetostoma jegui

Rapp Py-Daniel, 1991
 
 
Family
 
Subfamily
 
Tribe
 
Subgenus / Species group
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
> 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
168.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm

Roraima

Brazil

rio Branco → rio Negro → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ 3.350,-61.433 ]
Map to Chaetostoma jegui
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
 
 
 
2 - 4 soft rays
fin edging: orange 
9 - 10 soft rays
fin edge: orange 
anal fin modified
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
  • Rapp Py-Daniel, L. H., 1991 "Chaetostoma jegui, a new mailed catfish from Rio Uraricoera, Brazil (Osteichthyes: Loricariidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 239
  • DATZ 3/2008 S.24
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