''Chaetostoma anomalum'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the basins of
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Maracaibo (Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo; Anu: Coquivacoa) is a lagoon in northwestern Venezuela, the largest lake in South America and one of the oldest on Earth, formed 36 million years ago in the Andes Mountains. The fault in the northern se ...
, the
Chama River, the Capazon River, and the
Escalante River in
Venezuela. The species reaches 16 cm (6.3 inches) in total length.
References
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anomalum
Fish of Venezuela
Fish described in 1903
Catfish of South America