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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus antiquus Costa, Feltrin, Mattos & Katz, 2024 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Santa Bárbara, Rio do Peixe drainage, Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, São Francisco Xavier, Serra dos Poncianos, part of the Serra da Mantiqueira, Município de São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil, 22°51'47"S, 45°54'60"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 | Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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. 2), pp 758, Figs. 1, 2A, 3. |
| Registered Keepers | 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 | 2025 Jan 01 12:28 (species record created: 2024 Jun 11 09:59) |