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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lake Titicaca, affluent of Apurimac, Guasacona, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium quechuorum, Trichomycterus barbatula, Trichomycterus eigenmanni, Trichomycterus gracilis, Trichomycterus incae, Trichomycterus pardus, Trichomycterus pentlandi, Trichomycterus pictus, Trichomycterus poeyanum, Trichomycterus quechuorum |
| 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 | 374mm or 14.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: High-altitude lakes and streams in the central Andean range (including Lakes Titicaca and Poopó), from Lake Junin in the north to Chilean region of Tarapacá in the south, spanning western Bolivia, Peru and northern Chile. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 1996. |
| 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 495. |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.6786 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:29 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:29) |