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Scientific Name	**Chaetostoma nudirostre** Lütken, 1874
Common Names	L188, Light Rubbernose Lys Gumminæse (Denmark)
Type Locality	Valencia, Venezuela.
Synonym(s)	Chaetostomus nudirostris
Pronunciation	KATE oh STOW mah
Etymology	Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth. This specific epithet refers to its naked (nudus=naked) snout (rostrum=snout).
Species Information
Size	126mm or 5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Chaetostoma is not straightforward to identify, but as a general rule, the species has spines behind the gill-cover (interopercular odontodes), no plates on the abdomen, and aside from C. platyrhynchus also lack plates on the snout edge. Different from Ancistrus by not having fleshy tentacles on the snout.
Sexing	The males have however a larger and broader head, slimmer ventral sides and disproportionately large pelvic fins. Perhaps the over-sized pelvic fins play a large role in the fertilization of the eggs. By inverting these over the clutch of eggs, they prevent the sperm cells being carried away by fast water current.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Lake Valencia basin in Venezuela. Valencia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves.
Breeding	Not reported in the aquarium although more common species of Chaetostoma have reproduced in captivity.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1873 (nos 13-14), pp 207 [6].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2022 Jan 19 09:55 (species record created: 2002 Jun 12 00:00)