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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus spilosoma (Regan, 1913) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río San Juan, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium spilosoma |
| 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 | 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Sipi and Tamana River basins, Colombia. Colombia Pacific Rivers, San Juan (Colombia), Tamaña (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers, San Juan (Colombia), Sipi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| 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 | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 12 (no. 71), pp 468. |
| 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 | 2019 Oct 21 10:11 (species record created: 2011 Feb 05 11:50) |