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Chaetostoma patiae Fowler, 1945

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Donald Taphorn (1) Calle Velez, Juan Cristóbal (1)

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Relevant Information:

Habitat: This species inhabits rivers and creeks at high altitudes. It occurs in fast-flowing streams with rocks and gravel substrate. Sexual Differences: Males have better colour, a broader head and lips and adult males possess longer ventral fins than the females. Aquarium Care: Will need a good water flow in the aquarium with a sand substrate and plenty of hiding places. The Chaetostoma species are not the easiest to maintain as the mountain stream species will need a water current to provide oxygen-rich water. 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. Etymology: The genus name Chaetostoma: chaeto-, bristle; stoma, mouth, referring to the bristles on cheeks of males. The specific name patiae: of Río Patia, Pacific slope of southwestern Colombia, elevation 915 m, the type locality. Remarks: This species is listed as Least Concern because its population is presumed to be stable and there are no known major threats affecting it (IUCN 2016).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Patia River basin, Colombia. Type locality: Rio Patia, at 3000 feet elevation, Pacific slope of southwestern Colombia.

Size:

16.0cm (6¼inch)

Temp:

20-22°c (67-71°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

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. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2023 ).
Mesa-Salazar, L. 2016. Chaetostoma patiae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
Repositorio Institucional de Documentación Científica. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Chaetostoma patiae
Dorsal view

Chaetostoma patiae
Colour plate

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