Chaetostoma changae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known only from Peru. The species reaches 7.6 cm (3 inches) SL[2] and its specific epithet honors Fonchii Chang, a Peruvian ichthyologist[3] of the National University of San Marcos.[4]

Chaetostoma changae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species:
C. changae
Binomial name
Chaetostoma changae
Salcedo, 2006

References edit

  1. ^ "Chaetostoma changae Salcedo, 2006". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Chaetostoma changae". FishBase.
  3. ^ Salcedo, N. J. (2006). New Species of Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Central Peru. Copeia. 2006(1): 60-67.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Panaqolus changae". FishBase. Fonchii Chang of MUSM.