Trichomycterus spegazzinii • Trichomycteridae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Trichomycterus spegazzinii** (Berg, 1897)
Common Name
Type Locality	Río de Cachi, Salta Province, Argentina, elevation 2500-2800 meters.
Synonym(s)	Pygidium spegazzinii
Etymology	Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels.
Species Information
Size	108mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Provinces of Salta and Catamarca, Argentina. Mar Chiquita, Dulce (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Salado (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mar Chiquita, Dulce, Sali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence 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.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires v. 5, pp267.
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Last Update	2016 May 11 14:52 (species record created: 2011 Feb 05 12:02)