Cat-eLog Right Families RightTrichomycteridae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Trichomycteridae
 
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Family Common Name Parasitic Catfish
Features These elongate and small eel or worm-like catfishes are totally naked. They have small eyes placed on the top of their heads. Some species posses erectile spines on their gill plates. Only 2 of the 30 or so genera are truly parasitic.
Common Names Although a fairly large family found in areas where commercial exporting is established, these fish are rarely collected for sale. The most commonly encountered name is their local name, 'Candiru'.
Size Smallest 25mm, largest 300mm, average 100mm, most commonly 78mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 4 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 11 "species" in 9 genera in the database
Keepers 11 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution South America

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Down Subfamilies in Trichomycteridae (by species)
4.Trichomycterinae434 species(3945%)
4.Tridentinae6 species(55%)
4.Stegophilinae5 species(45%)
4.Vandelliinae2 species(18%)
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Ituglanis31 species(11 keepers)
2.Pseudostegophilus4 species(4 keepers)
3.Tridentopsis5 species(4 keepers)
4.Pareiodon1 species(2 keepers)
5.Trichomycterus201 species(2 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Ituglanis metaeItuglanis metae
(24.14%)
2.
Tridentopsis brevisTridentopsis brevis
(13.79%)
3.
Pseudostegophilus nemurusPseudostegophilus nemurus
(13.79%)
4.
Ituglanis amazonicusItuglanis amazonicus
(13.79%)
5.
Vandellia cirrhosaVandellia cirrhosa
(6.9%)
6.
Trichomycterus mondolfiTrichomycterus mondolfi
(6.9%)
7.
Pareiodon micropsPareiodon microps
(6.9%)
8.
Tridensimilis venezuelaeTridensimilis venezuelae
(3.45%)
9.
Trichomycterus maracayaTrichomycterus maracaya
(3.45%)
10.
Trichomycterus alternatusTrichomycterus alternatus
(3.45%)
11.
Eremophilus mutisiiEremophilus mutisii
(3.45%)
Down Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Ituglanis metaeItuglanis metae
(i:11, k:7, b:0)
2.
Ituglanis amazonicusItuglanis amazonicus
(i:7, k:4, b:0)
3.
Pseudostegophilus nemurusPseudostegophilus nemurus
(i:8, k:4, b:0)
4.
Tridentopsis brevisTridentopsis brevis
(i:8, k:4, b:0)
5.
Pareiodon micropsPareiodon microps
(i:12, k:2, b:0)
6.
Trichomycterus mondolfiTrichomycterus mondolfi
(i:4, k:2, b:0)
7.
Vandellia cirrhosaVandellia cirrhosa
(i:8, k:2, b:0)
8.
Eremophilus mutisiiEremophilus mutisii
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
9.
Trichomycterus alternatusTrichomycterus alternatus
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
10.
Trichomycterus maracayaTrichomycterus maracaya
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
11.
Tridensimilis venezuelaeTridensimilis venezuelae
(i:8, k:1, b:0)