''Chaetostoma patiae'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the
Patía River basin 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 ...
for which it is named. The species reaches 15.8 cm (6.2 inches) SL and reportedly inhabits high-altitude areas.
References
patiae
Fish described in 1945
Freshwater fish of Colombia
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