Chaetostoma, also known as the bristlemouth catfish, is a genus of is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America with one species, C. fischeri, extending into Panama. Most species inhabit flowing rivers in the lower Andes and its foothills. Some species are kept in unheated aquaria.
Species
Chaetostoma anomalum
Chaetostoma breve
Chaetostoma microps
