/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/striatus/1.jpg "Trichomycterus striatus")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/trichomycterus/striatus/2.jpg "Trichomycterus striatus")
Panama, Río Vistamares
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus striatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Cana at Cana, Río Tuyra system, Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium septentrionale, Pygidium striatum, Trichomycterus septentrionale, Trichomycterus striatum |
| 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 | 84mm or 3.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and South America: Río Magdalena drainage, Colombia on the Atlantic drainage to the Río Cocle del Norte, Panama. On the Pacific side, it is known from the Río Dagua, Colombia, to the Río Grande de Térraba drainage in Costa Rica. Colombia Caribbean Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Caribbean Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Costa Rica Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colombia Pacific Rivers, Dagua (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| 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 | Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8), pp 78. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.2084 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:29 (species record created: 2008 Jun 24 08:15) |