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‘Ornate’ creature — with voluminous lips — found in Peru mountain river. See new species

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Chaetostoma sacramento , or the Sacramento rubbernose pleco , is a species of catfish caught in Peru 's Pampa de Sacramento .

The fish has oval bumps covering a massive top lip, and roundish bumps on the pillowy bottom lip.

It was named for the valley where it was found, an important area for early Christian missionaries in Peru .

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