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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus nigricans Valenciennes, 1832 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio de Janeiro, 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 | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: coastal drainages in Santa Catarina, Brazil. |
| 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 | Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland v. 2 (Title page 1833), pp 348. |
| Registered Keepers | Keeping this species? Why not . There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Mar 19 04:35 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:53) |