''Chaetostoma formosae'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the basins of the
Meta River and the
Guaviare River in the
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...
drainage in the departments of
Meta
Meta (from the Greek μετά, '' meta'', meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning "more comprehensive" or "transcending".
In modern nomenclature, ''meta''- can also serve as a prefix meaning self-referential, as a field of study or ende ...
and
Casanare in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. The species reaches 9.7 cm (3.8 inches) SL. This species is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, where it is known as the rubberlip pleco or referred to by its
L-number, L-444.
References
formosae
Fish described in 2011
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