Trichomycterus astromycterus
Reis, de Pinna & Pessali, 2019
Astroblepus + Trichomycterus, because of the similar surface
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
52.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Locality
on sand banks
Flow
normal - strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
possibly rudimentary
i - ii / II / 5 rays
6 + 7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, round
little longer at the bottom than at the top
ii / II / 6 - 9 rays
I / 7 - 8 rays
short filament
i / 4 rays
i - ii / II / 5 rays
6 + 7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, round
little longer at the bottom than at the top
ii / II / 6 - 9 rays
I / 7 - 8 rays
short filament
i / 4 rays
Sympatric with
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
- Reis, V.J.C.; Pinna, M.C.C. de & Pessali, T.C., 2019 "An osteological CT‐scan and description of a new species of Trichomycterus (Trichomycteridae: Siluriformes) from the Rio Doce drainage with remarkable similarities with Bullockia" (Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 95 No. 3, P. 918)
- Reis, V. & Pinna, M.de, 2022 "Diversity and systematics of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) in the Rio Doce Basin: iterating DNA, phylogeny and classical taxonomy" (abstract) (Zoological Journal)
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