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| Scientific Name | Chaetostoma fischeri Steindachner, 1879 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Mamoni near Chepo, Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Chaetostomus fischeri, Chaetostomus fisheri |
| Pronunciation | KATE oh STOW mah |
| Etymology | Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, stoma = mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" 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 | Central and South America: Bayano, Tuira, San Juan and Guyas River basins in the Pacific versant; Chagres, Atrato, Sinú, and Magdalena River basins in the Caribbean versant. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Well rounded stones stacked to replicate a river bottom and provide caves. |
| Breeding | Spawns in shallow, fast flowing water on the underneath of a flat object. Male, upside down, guards an adhesive clutch of eggs by covering it with his body. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 15) (for 19 June 1879), pp 150. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.26.6766 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:02 (species record created: 2017 Jan 04 13:14) |