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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus megantoni Fernández & Quispe Chuquihuamaní, 2007 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Santuario Nacional Machiguenga Megantoni, Quebrada Earoto, Urubamba River, Ucayla basin, Perú, elevation 2100 meters. |
| 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 | 101mm or 4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Trichomycterus megantoni has been collected at several localities from southea. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
| 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 | Zootaxa 1545, pp 50, Figs. 1-3. |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6842 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:30 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:48) |