All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus piurae (Eigenmann, 1922) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Piura, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium punctulatum piurae, Trichomycterus punctulatus piurae |
| 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 |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
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 | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1), pp 63. |
| 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 | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6864 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |



