''Chaetostoma vagum'' is a
species of
catfish in the family
Loricariidae. It is native to
South America, where it occurs in the
Orteguaza River basin, which is part of the
Japurá River
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a river about long in the Amazon basin. It rises in Colombia and flows eastward through Brazil to join the Amazon River.
Course
The river rises as the Caquetá River in the Andes in southwest Colombia.
Th ...
drainage 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 9.9 cm (3.9 inches) SL.
References
vagum
Fish described in 1943
Catfish of South America
Fish of Colombia
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