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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus sainthilairei Katz & Costa, 2021 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Córrego Tamborete, Camping Canarinho, Rio Grande drainage, Rio Paraná basin, Município de Capitólio, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 20°38'53"S, 46°09'55"W, elevation 875 meters. |
| 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 | Login to view the 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 | Systematics and Biodiversity v. 19 (no. 6), pp 17, Figs. 2H, 2O, 3C-D, 4H, 4Q. |
| 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:1.26.214.8169 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2021 Apr 20 09:52) |