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Scientific Name Trichomycterus jatobensis  Costa, 2021
Common Name
Type Locality Córrego Meyer about 62 km north from Paranatinge, Rio Jatobá subdrainage, upper Rio Xingu drainage, Amazon basin, Município de Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 14°00'40"S, 54°11'29"W, elevation about 490 meters.
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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Distribution
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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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 Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 293, pp 132, Figs. 2C, 2I, 2Q, 4B, 6.
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Last Update 2021 Nov 05 00:44 (species record created: 2021 Jun 09 09:25)