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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus brasiliensis Lütken, 1874 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais State, 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 | 133mm or 5.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: upper São Francisco River in Minas Gerais and in smaller adjoining basins in southeastern Brazil. São Francisco, Upper São Francisco, Paraopeba (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 | Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 1), pp 29 [1]. |
| Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Mar 17 00:55 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:31) |
