Chaetostoma thomsoni

Chaetostoma thomsoni[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Magdalena River basin in Colombia. The species reaches 10.1 cm (4 inches) in total length.[2] It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, sometimes as Chaetostoma thomasi, a name which originated as a misspelling but has become relatively widely used despite being incorrect.[3][4]

Chaetostoma thomsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species:
C. thomsoni
Binomial name
Chaetostoma thomsoni
Regan, 1904
Synonyms
  • Chaetostoma thomasi
  • Chaetostomus thomsoni
An illustration of C. thomsoni.

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Chaetostoma thomsoni". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Chaetostoma thomsoni". FishBase.
  3. "Chaetostoma thomsoni (thomasi)". Aqualog.de. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. "Synonyms of Chaetostoma thomsoni Regan, 1904". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
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