Trichomycterus aguarague
Fernández & Osinaga, 2006
according to the origin Parque Nacional del Aguaragüe
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 5 cm
Standard length (documented)
42.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
24 - 30 °C
pH
7.5 - 7.5
High above sea level
615 - 910 m
Habitat river width
3.00 - 6.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.35 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand, rocks
inverbrates (invertebrates ), Simuliidae (Simuliidae) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
iv / 4 rays
13 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
vii / 5 rays
7 soft rays
i / 4 rays
13 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
vii / 5 rays
7 soft rays
i / 4 rays
Sympatric with
not known
- Fernández, L. & Osinaga, K., 2006 "A new Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Aguarague National Park of the Bolivian preandean region, with comments on relationships within the genus" (Environmental Biology of Fishes, Vol. 75 No. 4, P. 386)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 441)
- Terán, G.E.; Ferrer, J.; Benitez, M.; Alonso, F.; Aguilera, G. & Mirande, J.M., 2017 "Living in the waterfalls: a new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Tabay stream, Misiones, Argentina" (PlosOne)
- Fernández, L. & Bize, J.A., 2018 "New species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the High Andean Plateau of Argentina" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4504 No. 3, P. 367)
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