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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus piurae (Eigenmann, 1922) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Piura, Peru. |
| 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 | |
| Distribution | South America: Piura River basin in Peru. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened, 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 in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1), pp 63. |
| 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:1.26.214.6864 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Mar 19 04:40 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:57) |