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Scientific Name Trichomycterus areolatus  Valenciennes, 1846
Common Name
Type Locality Río San Jago, Santiago, Chile.
Pronunciation trick oh mick terr uss.
Etymology Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. 
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Size 116mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: western versant in central Chile.
Chile Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007.
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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.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18, pp 492.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 04:35 (species record created: 2016 May 11 16:52)