Trichomycterus giganteus
Lima & Costa, 2004
because the large size
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
138.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
(Prefered) River depth
0.50 - 2.00 m
Locality
under stones
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
> small
Eats plants
not known
unknown
10 - 11 soft rays
13 soft rays
straight to slightly convex
12 - 13 soft rays
straight
9 soft rays
filament
5 soft rays
13 soft rays
straight to slightly convex
12 - 13 soft rays
straight
9 soft rays
filament
5 soft rays
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. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2004 "Trichomycterus giganteus (Siluriformes: Loricarioidea: Trichomycteridae): a new catfish from the Rio Guandu basin, southeastern Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 761, P. 2)
- 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)
- 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. 121)
- 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)
- 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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