Chaetostoma joropo | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Chaetostoma |
Species: | C. joropo
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Binomial name | |
Chaetostoma joropo Ballen, Urbano-Bonilla & Maldonado-Ocampo, 2016
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Chaetostoma joropo is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Cusiana River basin in the Orinoco drainage in Colombia. [1] The species reaches at least 12.47 cm (4.9 inches) SL and was described in 2016 by Gustavo A. Ballen of the University of London, as well as Alexander Urbano-Bonilla and Javier A. Maldonado-Ocampo of the Pontifical Xavierian University. [2] It appears in the aquarium trade, where it is frequently referred to by its L-number, which is L-445. This species has reportedly been known to aquarists for quite some time prior to its 2016 scientific description. [3]
Chaetostoma joropo | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Chaetostoma |
Species: | C. joropo
|
Binomial name | |
Chaetostoma joropo Ballen, Urbano-Bonilla & Maldonado-Ocampo, 2016
|
Chaetostoma joropo is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Cusiana River basin in the Orinoco drainage in Colombia. [1] The species reaches at least 12.47 cm (4.9 inches) SL and was described in 2016 by Gustavo A. Ballen of the University of London, as well as Alexander Urbano-Bonilla and Javier A. Maldonado-Ocampo of the Pontifical Xavierian University. [2] It appears in the aquarium trade, where it is frequently referred to by its L-number, which is L-445. This species has reportedly been known to aquarists for quite some time prior to its 2016 scientific description. [3]