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Scientific Name	**Trichomycterus borellii** Boulenger, 1897
Common Name
Type Locality	Missión de Aguairenda (Bolivia) and Tala and Lesser (Salta Province, Argentina).
Synonym(s)	Pygidium schmidti
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	110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Salta, Catamarca and Mendoza, Argentina. Also from Aguairenda, Bolivia. Colorado, Desaguadero, Mendoza (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 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	Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 12 (no. 279), pp 3.
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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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:29 (species record created: 2011 Feb 05 12:15)