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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus fuliginosus Barbosa & Costa, 2010 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ribeirão da Rifa, tributary of Rio Santissimo, Rio Grande drainage, Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, ca. 21°56'S, 41°57'W, Município de Sant Maria Madalena, Estado de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, elevation about 800 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 | |
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| 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 | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 21 (no. 2), pp 108, Figs. 2a, 4, 15. |
| 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 | 2017 Mar 17 09:33 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:38) |