Chaetostoma
| Chaetostoma | |
|---|---|
| Chaetostoma loborhynchos | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetostoma loborhynchos Tschudi 1846 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lipopterichthys Norman, 1935 | |
Chaetostoma, also known as the bristlemouth catfish, is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America with one species, C. fischeri, extending into Panama. Most species inhabit flowing rivers in the lower Andes and its foothills. Some species are kept in unheated aquaria.
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