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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus altipombensis Costa, Katz, Vilardo & Mattos, 2022 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Rio Pomba, Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, Santa Bárbara do Tigúrio Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 21°14'06"S, 43°30'51"W, elevation about 600 meters. |
| Pronunciation | trick oh mick terr uss. |
| Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. |
| Habitat Information | |
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| 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 | Taxonomy v. 2, pp 509, Figs. 2F, 4F, 18-19. |
| 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 | 2023 May 13 03:25 (species record created: 2022 Dec 12 13:22) |