Trichomycterus arleoi • Trichomycteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Trichomycterus arleoi** (Fernández-Yépez, 1972)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Río Yaracuy drainage, Venezuela.
Synonym(s)	Pygidium arleoi
Etymology	Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels.
Species Information
Size	52mm (2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Yaracuy River basin in Venezuela. Venezuela Caribbean Waters, Yaracuy (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	Análisis ictiológico del complejo hidrográfico (04) "Río Yaracuy".
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2012 Mar 03 11:08 (species record created: 2009 Dec 09 14:36)