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Scientific Name Trichomycterus maracaya    Bockmann & Sazima, 2004
Common Name Margay Pencil Catfish
Type Locality Unnamed streamlet at the foothill of the Morro de Ferro, about 21°46'45"S, 46°31'50"W [reverse in original description], rio Pardo basin, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais 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. The specific epithet "maracaya" (also "mbaracaya") is a Tupi-Guarani Amerindian name for the margay wild cat (Leopardus wiedii), an allusion both to the blotched pigmentation pattern of the new species and its predatory habits on vertebrates (tadpoles).
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Size 51mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Rio Pardo drainage, upper Rio Paraná, southeastern Brazil.
La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Pardo (Mato Grosso do Sul) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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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 Neotropical Ichthyology v. 2 (no. 2), pp 63, Figs. 1-8.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:28 (species record created: 2006 Oct 07 07:24)