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Scientific Name | Trichomycterus varii Fernández & Andreoli Bize, 2018 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Cieneguillas River, Santa Catalina Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina, 22°07'S, 65°45'W, elevation 3,567 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 | 155mm or 6.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
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IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
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. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Zootaxa 4504 (no. 3), pp 360, FIgs. 1, 2A, 3A. |
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 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2019 Feb 08 00:57 (species record created: 2005 Mar 05 00:00) |