diatropos (gr.) - variable; poros (gr.) - pore
Synonyms
Trichomycterus diatropoporos
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
68.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
High above sea level
642 - 825 m
(Prefered) River depth
~0.50 m
Locality
only above waterfall(s)
Type of water
Clear water
Simuliidae (Simuliidae) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
II / 5 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
straight
II / (6 -) 7 (- 8) rays
I / 6 rays
I / 4 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
straight
II / (6 -) 7 (- 8) rays
I / 6 rays
I / 4 rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Ferrer. F. & Malabarba, L.R., 2013 "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 11 No. 2, P. 227)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 421)
- Katz, A.M.; Barbosa, M.A.; Mattos, J.L. de O. & Costa, W.J.E.M. da, 2018 "Multigene analysis of the catfish genus Trichomycterus and description of a new South American trichomycterine genus (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)" (Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol 94 No. 2, P. 563)
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