Crossoloricaria bahuaja

Crossoloricaria bahuaja
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Tribe:	Loricariini
Genus:	Crossoloricaria
Species:	C. bahuaja
Binomial name
	Crossoloricaria bahuaja; F. Chang & E. Castro, 1999

Crossoloricaria bahuaja is a species of armored catfish. It is found in Peru where it is found in the Madre de Dios River basin and Bolivia where it is found in the Rio Grande and the Rio Manuripe. This species grows to a length of 16.4 centimetres (6.5 in) SL.

Ecology

Stomach contents of C. bahuaja include larvae of aquatic insects, small seeds and debris. C. bahuaja males have been found carrying eggs on their lips.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Crossoloricaria bahuaja" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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