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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus banneaui (Eigenmann, 1912) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Bernal Creek near Honda, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium banneaui |
| 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 | South America Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena, Bernal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map 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 | Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8], pp 19. |
| 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. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up T. banneaui on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up T. banneaui on Fishbase |
 | Look up T. banneaui on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. banneaui on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6785 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |