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Chaetostoma breve

Chaetostoma breve

Classification

Chaetostoma branickii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Peru where it is known from the Upper Chamaya River basin in the upper drainage of the Marañón River, the upper Cenepa and Huachi Rivers, and from its type locality in the Chota River. This species reaches a standard length of 13.

Distribution

J. Green · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 7