Chaetostoma changae | |
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Conservation status
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Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Chaetostoma |
Species: | C. changae
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Binomial name | |
Chaetostoma changae Salcedo, 2006
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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]
Fonchii Chang of MUSM.