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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus dispar (Tschudi, 1846) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Streams of the Andean Cordillera, Peru, elevation to 14000 feet. |
| 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 | 260mm or 10.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Peruvian Andes. |
| 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 | Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana, pp 22, Pl. 3. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6809 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Mar 17 01:02 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:37) |