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Henonemus triacanthopomus DoNascimiento & Provenzano, 2006 |
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photo by
DoNascimiento, C. |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Stegophilinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.44 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Venezuela. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: Differs from its congeners by having three or asymmetrically 4 opercular odontodes in specimens longer than 8 cm SL; a blackish ventral lobe of caudal fin; a row of mid-lateral dark blotches above the lateral line deflected dorsally on caudal peduncle; five interopercular odontodes inserted in the main series; and, lower jaw teeth arranged in seven rows (Ref. 57442). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 October 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||