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Chaetostoma floridablancaensis

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Chaetostoma floridablancaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Chaetostoma
Species:
C. floridablancaensis
Binomial name
Chaetostoma floridablancaensis

Chaetostoma floridablancaensis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs only in Colombia.

Length

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The species reaches 10.1 cm (4 inches) SL, was described in 2013,

Etymology

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The fish was named for the municipality of Floridablanca in Colombia's Santander Department, the homeland of Carlos A. Ardila Rodríguez, the description's author.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Chaetostoma floridablancaensis". FishBase.
  2. ^ "Chaetostoma floridablancaensis sp. nov. : una nueva especie de choque (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) del Municipio de Floridablanca, Departamento de Santander, Colombia / Carlos A. Ardila Rodríguez". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2022-05-18.