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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus punctatissimus Castelnau, 1855 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Araguay, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | trick oh mick terr uss. |
| Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 280mm or 11" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Araguaia River basin in Brazil. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , 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 | Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 49, Pl. 24 (fig. 3). |
| 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 | |
 | Look up T. punctatissimus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up T. punctatissimus on Fishbase |
 | Look up T. punctatissimus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. punctatissimus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6870 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:30 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:59) |