Chaetostoma sovichthys
Species of fish
Chaetostoma sovichthys | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Chaetostoma |
Species: | C. sovichthys |
Binomial name | |
Chaetostoma sovichthys L. P. Schultz, 1944 | |
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Chaetostoma sovichthys[1] is a freshwater species of catfish in the family Loricariidae and the genus Chaetostoma. It is a demersal fish native to tropical South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Motatán River and Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. It reaches 7.2 cm (2.8 inches) SL.[2] The species reportedly prefers a pH of 6.0 to 7.0 and a temperature of 23 to 27 °C (73 to 80 °F).[3]
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