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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus chungaraensis Arratia, 1983 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Streams of Vertiente de Mal Paso, Chungará Lake, northern Chile, elevation 4500 meters. |
| 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 | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: streams of Chungará Lake in Chile. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 1996. |
| 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 | Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment v. 18 (no. 2), pp 67, Fig. 2. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 06:23 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:35) |