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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus macrophthalmus Barbosa & Costa, 2012 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small stream, tributary tof Piraí river, between the village of Rio Claro and Lidice, Paraíba do Sul river basin, ca. 22°40'S, 44°02'W, Município de Claro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. |
| 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 | Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 | Vertebrate Zoology v. 62 (no. 1), pp 80, Fig. 1. |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6836 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:30 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:46) |