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Chaetostoma

Chaetostoma also known as the Bristlemouths 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.

[ "Loricariidae", "Cordylancistrus", "Rhynchanthera" ]
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