/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/mirissumba/1.jpg "Trichomycterus mirissumba")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/mirissumba/2.jpg "Trichomycterus mirissumba")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus mirissumba Costa, 1992 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Preto, near junction with the Santa Clara Creek, Rio Paraiba basin, Visconde de Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| 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 | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Preto River, Paraíba do Sul River basin in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul, Prêto (Minas Gerais) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| 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 | Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 4) [for 1991], pp 107, Fig. 8. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is but a single wish to keep this species, see who wants what. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for T. mirissumba | |
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 | Look up T. mirissumba on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. mirissumba on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.1235 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Dec 30 00:47 (species record created: 2006 Jul 23 07:07) |
