Trichomycterus caipora
Lima, Lazzarotto & Costa, 2008
kaa´pora (Tupi) - forest dweller / protector of the wildlife in the Tupi mythology
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
116.2 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
High above sea level
80 - 210 m
Habitat river width
6.00 - 15.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.50 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
v / 5 rays
6 + 7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
vii / 5 - 6 rays
straight
8 soft rays
i / 4 rays
6 + 7 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
vii / 5 - 6 rays
straight
8 soft rays
i / 4 rays
Sympatric with
Ancistrus multispinis
Neoplecostomus microps (LDA 34)
Astyanax sp.
Characidium sp.
Geophagus brasiliensis
Neoplecostomus microps (LDA 34)
Astyanax sp.
Characidium sp.
Geophagus brasiliensis
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
- Lima, S.M.Q.; Lazzarotto, H. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2008 "A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from lagoa Feia drainage, southeastern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 6 No. 3)
- Silva, C.C.F. da; Matta, S.L.S.F. da; Hilsdorf, A.W.S.; Langeani, F. & Marceniuk, A.P., 2010 "Color pattern variation in Trichymycterus iheringi (Eigenmann, 1917) (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from rio Itatinga and rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazi" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 8 No. 1, P. 50)
- 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. 237)
- Nascimiento, R.H.C.; Frantine-Silva, W.; Souza-Shibatta, L.; sofia, S.H.; Ferrer, J. & Shibatta, O.A., 2017 "Intrapopulational variation in color pattern of Trichomycterus davisi (Haseman, 1911) (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) corroborated by morphometrics and molecular analysis" (abstract) (Zootaxa, Vol. 4290, P. 511)
- Costa, W.J.E.M.; Mattos, J.L.O.; Amorim, P.F.; Vilardo, P.J. & Katz, A.M., 2020 "Relationships of a new species support multiple origin of melanism in Trichomycterus from the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (abstract) (Zoologischer Anzeiger)
- 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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