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Trichomycterus diabolus Bockmann, Casatti, de & Pinna, 2004

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found only in Corrego São Carlos and Corrego Sete de Setembro, both small tributaries of the Rio Paranapanema (upper Rio Parana region) in the Morro do Diabo State Park, municipio de Teodoro Sampaio, São Paulo (Ref. 55400).
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Main Ref: Bockmann, F.A., L. Casatti and M.C.C. de Pinna, 2004
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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);  diabolus: The specific name diabolus is an allusion to the type locality, the Morro do Diabo State Park..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; depth range ? - 0 m (Ref. 55400).   Tropical

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South America: Rio Paranapanema basin in southeastern Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101561)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 41. Distinguished from all other species of Trichomycterus, except for T. castroi, in having a conspicuous, vertical unpigmented band across the proximal region of caudal fin. Can be further differentiated from T. castroi in possessing that band occupying about 30% or less than the length of the caudal fin, and being more evident in the dorsal lobe as a white ocellus (vs. that zone distinctly broader, with approximately 80% of the length of the caudal fin and better defined as a whole) (Ref. 55400).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A rheophilic species occurring solely in riffle areas of streams (Ref. 55400). Feeds mainly on young benthic aquatic insects during the day (Ref. 55400).

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Bockmann, F.A., L. Casatti and M.C.C. de Pinna, 2004. A new species of trichomycterid catfish from the Rio Paranapanema basin,southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with comments on the phylogeny of the family. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):225-242. (Ref. 55400)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00355 - 0.02043), b=2.93 (2.74 - 3.12), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec < 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (13 of 100).