''Chaetostoma thomsoni'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the
Magdalena 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 ...
. The species reaches 10.1 cm (4 inches) in total length. It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, sometimes as ''Chaetostoma thomasi'', a name which originated as a misspelling but has become relatively widely used despite being incorrect.
References
Fish described in 1904
Catfish of South America
Fish of Colombia
thomsoni
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
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