ID catfish from Orinoco

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ID catfish from Orinoco

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What kind of fish is this? It is from Orinoco.

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Looks like a Hypostomus, but according to Fishbase, there's no Hypostomus species in Orinoco.

Probably still a hypostomus specie... ;-)

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Thank you for ID this fish.

Here I have some picture of catfish from central Peru - Piches River.

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Pterygoplichthys, Liposarcus, Glyptoperichthys or Hypostomus?


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Chaetostoma?
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First two pictures: If I'm counting the dorsal rays correctly (seven, maybe eight), I would say Hypostomus.
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Chaetostoma?
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Marc van Arc wrote:First two pictures: If I'm counting the dorsal rays correctly (seven, maybe eight), I would say Hypostomus.
It is picture from my friend. I do not know the number of dorsal rays and if is it possible to see the whole fin on the picture.
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