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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus garbei Costa, Azevedo-Santos & Katz, 2023 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Stream tributary of Rio Canoas, which is a tributary of Rio Grande at Estreito dam, road Cristais Paulista to Mascarenhas, Cristais Paulista municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil, 20°18'07"S, 47°18'45"W, elevation about 715 meters. |
| Pronunciation | trick oh mick terr uss. |
| Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | 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 | |
| Reference | Fishes v. 8 (no. 4): 206, pp 7, Figs. 4, 5A, 6A, 7A. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2023 Apr 17 15:44) |