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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus galvisi |
| Common Names | Jaguribe Pleco Orange Sugemalle (Denmark) |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus jaguribensis |
| 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 | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Ceará State Rivers, Jaguaribe (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up T. galvisi on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.3914 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Aug 30 23:29 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 17:48) |