Trichomycterus brasiliensis
Lütken, 1874
according to the origin Brasilien
Synonyms
has Bagre molle
has Cambeja
has Trichomycterus brasiliensis tristis
has Trichomycterus brasiliensis var. tristis
has Cambeja
has Trichomycterus brasiliensis tristis
has Trichomycterus brasiliensis var. tristis
Length (total)
approx. 14 cm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
iv / 5 rays
11 - 12 soft rays
iv / 7 rays
7 - 9 soft rays
5 soft rays
11 - 12 soft rays
iv / 7 rays
7 - 9 soft rays
5 soft 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
- Trajano, E. & Pinna, M., 1996 "A new cave species of Trichomycterus from eastern Brazil (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)" (Revue Francaise D' Aquariologie) P. 89
- Casatti, L.; Castro, N., Castro, R.M.C. & Castro, R., 1998 "A fish community of the São Francisco River headwaters riffles, southeastern Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 232
- Fernández, L. & Bichuette, M.E., 2002 "A new cave dwelling species of Ituglanis from the São Domingos karst, central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 278
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 280
- Lütken, Chr., 1874 "Siluridae novae Brasiliae centralis" (Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs forhandlinger = Bulletin de l'Académie royale des sciences et des lettres de Danemark., P. 29)
- Lütken, C.F., 1875 "Velhas-Flodens Fiske" (Naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk afdeling, Vol. 12 No. 2, P. 135)
- Lütken, C.F., 1875 "Velhas-Flodens Fiske" (Naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk afdeling, Vol. 12 No. 2, P. 137)
- Oliveira Ribeiro, C.A. de Fanta, E. , 2000 "Microscopic morphology and histochemistry of the digestive system of a tropical freshwater fish Trichomycterus brasiliensis (Lütken) (Siluroidei, Trichomycteridae)" (Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, Vol. 17 No. 4)
- Britski, H.A. in Mascarenhas Alves, C.B. & Santos Pompeu, P. dos, 2001 "Sobre a obra Velhas-Flodens Fiske (Peixes do rio das Velhas: passado e presente)"
- Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003 "Trichomycterus potschi (Siluriformes: Loricarioidei): a new trichomycterid catfish from coastal streams of southeastern Brazil" (abstract) (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 14 No. 3, P. 282)
- Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003 "Validade, relações filogenéticas e redescrição de Eremophilus candidus Ribeiro, 1949 (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)" (Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, Vol. 61, P. 179)
- Bockmann, F.A.; Casatti, L. & Pinna, C.C. de, 2004 "A new species of trichomycterid catfish from the Rio Paranapanema basin, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with comments on the phylogeny of the family" (abstract) (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 15 No. 3, P. 227)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 416)
- Britski, H.A.; Silimon, K.Z.S. & Lopes, B.S., 2007 "Peixes do Pantanal-Manual de Identificação"
- Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2008 "Description of a new species of catfish from the upper rio Paraíba do Sul basin, south-eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) and re-description of Trichomycterus itatiayae" (abstract) ( aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, Vol. 14 No. 4, P. 184)
- Barbosa, M.A. & W.J.E.M. Costa, 2010 "Seven new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from southeastern Brazil and redescription of T. brasiliensis" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 21 No. 2, P. 118)
- Barbosa,M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2012 "Trichomycterus macrophthalmus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the Paraíba do Sul river basin, southeastern Brazil" (Vertebrate Zoology, Vol. 62 No. 1, P. 81)
- Datovo, A.; Carvalho, M. & Ferrer, J., 2012 "A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus from the La Plata River basin, southern Brazil, with comments on its putative phylogenetic position (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3327, P. 360)
- Secutti, S. & Bichuette, M.E., 2013 "Ictiofauna da área cárstica de Presidente Olegário, Estado de Minas Gerais, com ênfase nas espécies subterrâneas" (Revista da Biologia, Vol. 10 No. 2, P. 13)
- Kantek, D.L.Z.; Peres, W. & Moreira-Filho, O., 2015 "Cytogenetics of Trichomycterus brasiliensis (Siluriformes:Trichomycteridae) from the Upper São Francisco River Basin (MG)" (Cytologia, Vol. 80 No. 1, P. 25)
- García-Melo, L.J.; Villa-Navarro, F.A. & DoNascimiento, 2016 "A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the upper río Magdalena basin, Colombia" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4117, P. 238)
- Barbosa, M.A. & Katz, A.M., 2016 "A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Paranaíba basin, Central Brazil" (Vertebrate Zoology, Vol. 66 No. 3, P. 262)
- Ochoa, L.E.; Silva, G.S.C.; Silva, G.J.C.; Oliveira, C. & Datovo, A. , 2017 "New species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from Paranapanema basin, southeastern Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4319 No. 3, P. 557)
- Costa, W.J.E.M., 2021 "Comparative Osteology, Phylogeny and Classification of the Eastern South American Catfish Genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Taxonomy, Vol. 1 No. 2)
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