Chaetostoma lexa | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Chaetostoma |
Species: | C. lexa
|
Binomial name | |
Chaetostoma lexa (Salcedo, 2013)
| |
Synonyms | |
Loraxichthys lexa Salcedo, 2013 |
Chaetostoma lexa is a species of armored catfish only known from streams and rivers that feed into the Huallaga River near Tingo María, Leoncio Prado Province, Peru. This species grows to a length of 4.89 centimetres (1.93 in) SL.[1] The genus Loraxichthys is a synonym of Chaetostoma.[2]