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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335); donascimientoi: 'donascimientoi', i.e., named in honor of Carlos DoNascimiento (Ref. 119397).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser demersal. Tropical
South America: Colombia.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 119397)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
It is distinguished by having 33-34 free vertebrae, minimal coloration, reduction or absence of cornea, long nasal and maxillary barbels, nine branching pectoral-fin rays, where the first ray is prolonged as a long filament (to about 80% of pectoral-fin length), a rounded caudal fin, the upper part longer than the lower part and a coloration of light-red to pale rose.
This endemic species is exclusive to hipogean environments of the de Gedania cave, near Gran Curi River, Magdalena River system, Colombia. The largest specimen observed was 7.99 cm, standard length (Ref. 119397).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Castellanos-Morales, C.A., 2018. A new species of cave catfish, genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), from the Magdalena River system, Cordillera Oriental, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 19(Sup. 1):117-226. (Ref. 119397)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [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 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).