''Chaetostoma stannii'' is a

freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...

species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a

demersal fish Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone).Walrond Carl . "Coastal fish - Fish of the open sea floor"Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Updated 2 March 2009 They occ ...

with a

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entirely within tropical South America, where it is native to the basins of the Aroa River, the

Tocuyo River The Tocuyo River ( es, Río Tocuyo) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into the Caribbean Sea. The river drains part of the Lara-Falcón dry forests ecoregion. See also *List of rivers of Venezuela This is a list of rivers in Venezuela. By d ...

, the Urama River, and the Yaracuy River in Venezuela. It has a maximum reported total length of 20.5 cm (8.1 inches).

References

stannii Fish described in 1874 {{Hypostominae-stub