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| Chaetostoma milesi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Chaetostoma |
| Species: | C. milesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaetostoma milesi | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chaetostoma milesi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in South America, where it occurs in the Andean rivers of Colombia and Venezuela. This species reaches a standard length of 14.6 cm (5.7 in).[3] C. milesi was described in 1941 by the American biologist Henry Weed Fowler with its type locality given as Honda, Colombia.[2] The specific name honours Cecil W. Miles, the secretary of the Dorada Railway in Mariquita, Tolima, who was also an ichthyologist.[4] It appears in the aquarium trade, where it is most frequently referred to as either the bulldog pleco or the rubbernose pleco.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Perez, A. (2023). "Chaetostoma milesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830348A176015018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830348A176015018.en. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chaetostoma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaetsoma milesi". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (13 June 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOSTOMINAE Kner 1853 (Suckermouth Catfishes or Plecos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Chaetostoma milesi • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ↑ "Chaetostoma milesi Fowler, 1941". www.scotcat.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.