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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus giganteus Lima & Costa, 2004 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Guandu-Mirim, Rio Guandu basin, Campo Grande, Município do Rio de Janeiro, Estado do rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| 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 | 204mm or 8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Rio Guandu basin in southeastern Brazil. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 | Zootaxa No. 761, pp 2, Fig. 1. |
| 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 | 2017 Mar 17 09:34 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:40) |