Classification / Names
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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); poikilos: From the Greek adjective poikilos, meaning variegated, varicolored, in reference to the intraspecific color pattern variation of the new species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Jacuí, rio Pardo and rio Taquari-Antas basins in the laguna dos Patos system, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93814)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ferrer, J. and L.R. Malabarba, 2013. Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(2):217-246. (Ref. 93814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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