Trichomycterus mirissumba • Trichomycteridae • Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Trichomycterus mirissumba** Costa, 1992
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Preto, near junction with the Santa Clara Creek, Rio Paraiba basin, Visconde de Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Pronunciation	trick oh mick terr uss.
Etymology	Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels.
Species Information
Size	60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Preto River, Paraíba do Sul River basin in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul, Prêto (Minas Gerais) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
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.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 4) [for 1991], pp 107, Fig. 8.
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Last Update	2020 Dec 30 00:47 (species record created: 2006 Jul 23 07:07)