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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus simacotaensis |
| Common Name | |
| Synonym(s) | Plecostomus nudiventris |
| 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 | 57mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (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 is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up T. simacotaensis on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.3934 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Aug 30 23:27 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 07:46) |