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Chaetostoma leucomelas Eigenmann, 1918

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Chaetostoma leucomelas was described by Carl Eigenmann in 1918, from the Patia River, along the southern Pacific Coast of Colombia. Aquarium Care: Will need a good water flow in the aquarium with a sand substrate and plenty of hiding places. Diet: Great algae eater, but you will have to subsidise this food with algae wafers and vegetable foods such as cucumber, zucchini and lettuce. Will also except tablet and worm foods. Sexual Differences: Males have better colour, a broader head and lips and adult males possess longer ventral fins than the females. Etymology: The species name 'leucomelas' means 'black and white' and refers to bands that should be present in all the fins except the anal fin. Remarks: The Chaetostoma species are not the easiest to maintain as the mountain stream species will need a water current to provide oxygen-rich water.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Chaetostomus leucomelas

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Patia and upper Cauca River basins, Colombia. Type locality: Rio Patia, halfway between the Rios Magui and Telembi [Colombia].

Size:

20.0cm (8ins)

Temp:

23-27°c (73-81°f.)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2021 ).
Luthan, Nathan. FB page. 06/2021.

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Chaetostoma leucomelas

Chaetostoma leucomelas
Dorsal view

Chaetostoma leucomelas
Ventral view

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