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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus spectrum |
| Common Name | |
| 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 | Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Ranchería (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| 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 | |
| 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. spectrum on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.7612 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2020 Feb 20 16:02) |