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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus tete Barbosa & Costa, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Cachoeira do Giló, tributary of rio Brumado, rio de Contas basin, 13°29'44.7"S, 41°53'05.0"W, Município de rio de Contas, Bahia State, Brazil. |
| 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 | |
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| 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. 61 (no. 3), pp 308, Figs. 1-3. |
| 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:1.26.214.6897 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Dec 24 08:57 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 21:13) |