Trichomycterus maracaya
Bockmann & Sazima, 2004
maracaya - Tupi-Guarani for Leopardus wiedii
Synonyms
Margay pencis catfish
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
51.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Habitat river width
0.60 - 2.10 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.40 m
Locality
in pools
Substrate
sand, mud, rocks
In water
foliage
Eats plants
not known
unknown
II / ii - iii / 5 rays
5 + 5-6 soft rays
slightly convex
II - III / ii - iii / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 (- 7) rays
short filament
I / 4 rays
5 + 5-6 soft rays
slightly convex
II - III / ii - iii / 7 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 (- 7) rays
short filament
I / 4 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
- Bockmann, F.A. & Sazima, I., 2004 "Trichomycterus maracaya, a new catfish from the upper rio Paraná, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), with notes on the T. brasiliensis species-complex" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 2 No. 2)
- 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)
- Barbosa, M.A. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2011 "Description of a new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio de Contas basin, northeastern Brazil" (Vertebrate Zoology , Vol. 61 No. 3, P. 227)
- Barbosa, M.A. & Azevedo-Santos, V.M. de, 2012 "A new species of the catfish genus Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Paraná basin, southeastern Brazil" (Vertebrate Zoology, Vol. 12 No. 14, P. 360)
- 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)
- 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)
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