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Scientific Name | Trichomycterus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1846 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Lima, Peru. |
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 | 145mm or 5.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: western Peru. Peru Pacific Rivers, Chancay, La Succha (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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 | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18, pp 488, Pl. 552. |
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 but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2017 Mar 19 04:41 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 21:00) |