/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/borellii/1.jpg "Trichomycterus borellii")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus borellii Boulenger, 1897 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Missión de Aguairenda (Bolivia) and Tala and Lesser (Salta Province, Argentina). |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium schmidti |
| 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 | 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Salta, Catamarca and Mendoza, Argentina. Also from Aguairenda, Bolivia. Colorado, Desaguadero, Mendoza (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| 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 | Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 12 (no. 279), pp 3. |
| 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 | 2021 Dec 07 02:34 (species record created: 2011 Feb 05 12:15) |