Trichomycterus maracaya • Trichomycteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Trichomycterus maracaya** Bockmann & Sazima, 2004
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Brazil, Minas Gerais, Poços de Caldas, rio Pardo basin, unnamed streamlet at the foothill of the Morro do Ferro (about 46°31'50''S, 21°46'45''W)
Etymology	Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. The specific epithet "maracaya" (also "mbaracaya") is a Tupi-Guarani Amerindian name for the margay wild cat (Leopardus wiedii), an allusion both to the blotched pigmentation pattern of the new species and its predatory habits on vertebrates (tadpoles).
Species Information
Size	51mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rio Pardo drainage, upper Rio Paraná, south-eastern Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Furniture	In the wild found in small streams with a sand and rock bottom with no vegetation. The captured fish were found hiding under rocks.
Compatibility	Found in the wild with T. alterus.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Neotropical Ichthyol. 63 Figs. 1-8
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Apr 19 20:08 (species record created: 2006 Oct 07 07:24)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Trichomycterus maracaya Bockmann & Sazima, 2004

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Brazil, Minas Gerais, Poços de Caldas, rio Pardo basin, unnamed streamlet at the foothill of the Morro do Ferro (about 46°31'50''S, 21°46'45''W)

Etymology

Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. The specific epithet "maracaya" (also "mbaracaya") is a Tupi-Guarani Amerindian name for the margay wild cat (Leopardus wiedii), an allusion both to the blotched pigmentation pattern of the new species and its predatory habits on vertebrates (tadpoles).

Species Information

Size

51mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Rio Pardo drainage, upper Rio Paraná, south-eastern Brazil.
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (click on these areas to find other species found there)