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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus pirabitira Barbosa & Azevedo-Santos, 2012 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small stream between Carmo do rio Claro and Conceição da Aparecida, tributary of rio Grande, rio Paraná basin, ca. 21°8′53′′S, 46°14′95′′W, Estado de Minas Gerais: Município de Conceição da Aparecida, Brazil, elevation ca. 960 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 | |
| General Remarks | The original description of this species includes a mis-reported longitude (46°14'95"W). Here the type locality is plotted as 46°14'9.5"W. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Trichomycterus pirabitira is known from two streams, tributaries of the upper rio Grande, rio Parana basin, southeastern Brazil: rio Cuiaba, and a small river without name. La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Grande (Paraná) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| 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 | Vertebrate Zoology v. 62 (no. 3), pp 358, Fig. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| 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:1.26.214.6862 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:30 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:57) |