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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus paquequerensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1943) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Paquequer Grande, 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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 | Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Zoologia, Nova Série No. 9, pp 2, Fig. |
| 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:1.26.214.6857 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:30 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:55) |