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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Richard Peter Vari (1949–2016) was a curator of fish at the Smithsonian. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
South America: Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fernández, L. and J.A. Bize, 2018. New species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the High Andean Plateau of Argentina. Zootaxa 4504(3):359. (Ref. 128879)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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