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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus longibarbatus Costa, 1992 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small stream near Santa Teresa belonging to the upper Rio Piraquê-Açu drainage, lower Rio Doce, Espirito Santo, 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 | 58mm or 2.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: near Santa Tereza, Espírito Santo, Brazil. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 | Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 4) [for 1991], pp 104, Fig. 4. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6835 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Dec 21 07:06 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:46) |