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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus emanueli (Schultz, 1944) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Chama at Estanques, Mérida State, Venezuela. |
| 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 | 174mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Chama River basin in Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo, Chama (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| 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 | Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172), pp 259, Pl. 5 (fig. C). |
| 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:1.26.214.6812 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Mar 17 01:11 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:37) |