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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Jequitinhonha basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52473)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 10. A series of dark small spots (smaller than eye diameter) on flank, slightly above the middle of the body depth; body ground cream in color, with dorsum finely dotted dorsally; ventrally with scarce dark dots; first ray of pectoral fin prolonging in a filament shorter than snout (Ref. 52473).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Triques, M.L. and V. Vono, 2004. Three new species of Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(2):161-172. (Ref. 52473)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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