/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/areolatus/1.jpg "Trichomycterus areolatus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus areolatus Valenciennes, 1846 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río San Jago, Santiago, Chile. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium marmoratum, Trichomycterus maculatus, Trichomycterus marmoratus, Trichomycterus pallens, Trichomycterus palleus, Trichomycterus tigrinus |
| 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 | 116mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: western versant in central Chile. Chile Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
| 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 | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18, pp 492. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6628 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:29 (species record created: 2016 May 11 16:52) |
