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Scientific Name | Trichomycterus bahianus Costa, 1992 |
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Type Locality | Tributary stream of ribeirao Caveira, Rio Una basin, 6.5 kilometers southeast of São José, Bahia, Brazil. |
Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. |
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Size | 89mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | South America: tributary stream of Ribeirão Caveira, Una River basin in Bahia, Brazil. |
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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. |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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References | Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 4) (1991), pp 105, Fig. 5. |
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Last Update | 2017 Mar 13 00:32 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:27) |