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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus chaberti Durand, 1968 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Cave of Umayalanta, 8 kilometers northwest of town of Torotoro, Potosí dept., Bolivia. |
| 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 | 115mm or 4.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: endemic to Bolivia. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| 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 | Annales de Spéléologie v. 23 (no. 2), pp 344, Fig. 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| 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 but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Mar 17 01:00 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:34) |