|
Chaetostoma jegui Rapp Py-Daniel, 1991 |
| Family: | Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae | |||
| Max. size: | 16.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Uraricoera and Tacutu River basins in the Branco River drainage, Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Differs from all other Chaetostoma by the combination of the following characters: presence of a dermal keel on the posterior tip of the supraoccipital; reduced number of invertible odontodes (2-5) in the interopercular region; and the presence of three smooth, large, digitiform papillate projections in the buccal cavity (Ref. 26719). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||