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Scientific Name Trichomycterus atochae  (Allen, 1942)
Common Name
Type Locality Río de Atocha, Bolivia.
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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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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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 Fishes of western South America, pp 156, Pl. 13 (figs. 3-5).
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Last Update 2017 Mar 14 00:44 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:27)