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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus diamantinensis Costa, Feltrin, Mattos & Katz, 2024 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio da Bomba, tributary of Rio Preto, Rio Santo Antônio drainage, Rio Paraguaçu basin, Vale do Capão district, Palmeiras Municipality, Bahia State, Brazil, 12°39'35"S, 41°29'14"W, elevation about 980 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 | |
| Distribution | Login to view the 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. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 100 (no. 1), pp 225, Figs. 2-3, 4A-C. |
| 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:1.26.214.8817 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2024 Mar 07 11:48) |