Trichomycterus atochae
Allen, 1942
according to the origin río de Atocha
Synonyms
Pygidium atochae
Length (total)
approx. 4 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 284
- Eigenmann, C.H. & Allen, William R., 1942 "Fishes of western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II. The High Pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile" (Fishes of western South America, P. 156)
- Ferraris, C.J. Jr. & Vari, R.P. , 1992 "Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution" (Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 535, P. 41)
- Fernández, L.A., 2000 "Redescription of the teleost Trichomycterus barbouri (Eigenmann, 1911), occurrence in Argentina and comparison with related species (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, Vol. 2000 No. 1, P. 32)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 423)
- Fernández, L. & Chuquihuamaní, R.Q., 2007 "A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Andean Cordillera of Perú, with comments on relationships within the genus" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1545 No. 1, P. 55)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
1, 2, 3
Please help with your pictures and information to complete the database: database(at)welsfans.de
Link: https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/?art=2779
2779