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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; demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Wosiacki, W.B. and O.T. Oyakawa, 2005. Two new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, southeastern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):465-472. (Ref. 56907)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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