Trichomycterus chungaraensis
Arratia, 1983
according to the origin Lago Chungará
Synonyms
aymara
bagre
bagre
vulnerable
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
High above sea level
~4500 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.30 m
Substrate
sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
10 - 12 soft rays
10 - 12 soft rays
8 - 9 (- 10) soft rays
without filament 
5 soft rays
10 - 12 soft rays
8 - 9 (- 10) soft rays
without filament 
5 soft rays
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. 281
- Arratia, G., 1983 "Trichomycterus chungaraensis n. sp. and Trichomycterus laucaensis n. sp. (Pisces, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) from the high Andean range" (Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, Vol. 18 No. 2, P. 67)
- Arratia, G. & Marque S.M., 1985 "New catfishes of the genus Trichomycterus from the high Andes of South America (Pisces, Siluriformes) with remarks on distribution and ecology" (Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere, Vol. 111, P. 514)
- Dryer, B.S., 2000 "Systematic review and biogeography of the freshwater fishes of Chile" (Estudios Oceanologicos, Vol. 19, P. 84)
- Fernández, L. & Vari, R.P., 2000 "New Species of Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) Lacking a Pelvic Fin and Girdle from the Andes of Argentina" (Copeia, Vol. 2000 Nr. 4, P. 993)
- Fernández, L. & Schaefer, S.A., 2003 "Trichomycterus yuska, a new species from high elevations of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 14 No. 4, P. 357)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 417)
- 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)
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