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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma dupouii Fernández-Yépez, 1945 |
| Common Name | Dupou's Rubbernose |
| Type Locality | Río Encantado, about 1 kilometers from junction of Río Encantado and Río Grande, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 79mm or 3.1" 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. Small adult size, always 8 rays in dorsal, many white spots. The attractive orange fin edging becomes white with age. |
| 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: Tuy River basin in Venezuela. Tuy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Valencia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle v. 5 (no. 14), pp 27 [3]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.26.917 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:01 (species record created: 2002 Aug 12 00:00) |