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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus pradensis Sarmento-Soares, Martins-Pinheiro, Aranda & Chamon, 2005 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Jucuruçu, rio Jucuruçu, 2 kilometers before the city of Jucuruçu on road Itamaraju-Jucuruçu, middle of rio Jucuruçu basin, 16°50'10"S, 40°08'40"W, Bahia, 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 | 112mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Brazil. 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 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 | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 4), pp 291, Figs. 1- 6. |
| 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 is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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 | Look up T. pradensis on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6867 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Dec 24 08:58 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:59) |