Trichomycterus fassli
Steindachner, 1915
dedicated Mr. Fassl - collector of the type material
Synonyms
Pygidium fassli
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
130.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
II / 5 rays
straight
II / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 8 rays
filament
I / 4 rays
straight
II / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 8 rays
filament
I / 4 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
- Fernández, L., 2005 "Registros de Trichomycterus Valenciennes e Ituglanis Costa y Brokmann (Teleostei: Siluriformes) en el Parque Nacional Amboro, Santa Cruz" (Acta Zoologica Lilloana) P. 123
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1915 "Vorläufigen Bericht über einige neue Süsswasserfische aus Südamerika" (Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 52 Iss. 17, P. 200)
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1917 "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flussfische Südamerikas V" (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 93, P. 97)
- 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. 418)
- 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
Steindachner, Franz (1917) (PD)
1, 2, 3
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