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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus romeroi (Fowler, 1941) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Honda, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium romeroi |
| Pronunciation | trick oh mick terr uss. |
| Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. The specific epithet, romeroi, is named after Senor Augusto Romero Padilla, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 66mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | According to Fowler, T. romeroi has notably longer barbels than other Colombian Trichomycterus. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Honda River basin in Colombia. Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This genus takes live or frozen food is well accepted, as is commerical dry prepared foods. Be careful not to overfeed. In nature, they feed on small invertebrates living at the bottom. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 73, pp 4, Figs. 6-8. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Mar 29 23:08 (species record created: 2016 Apr 26 20:06) |