Trichomycterus minus
Fernández & Vari, 2012
from mine (engl.) - because of mining activities in the area of origin
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
75.4 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
19 - 21 °C
pH
8.0 - 8.5
Conductivity
600 - 650 µS/cm
High above sea level
~2318 m
Habitat river width
< 2.50 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.00 m
Locality
under stones
Substrate
sand, rocks
ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Ceratopogonidae (Ceratopogonidae) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
iv / (5 -) 6 rays
13 + 6 (- 7) soft rays
iv / 7 rays
(9 -) 10 soft rays
without filament
i / 5 rays
13 + 6 (- 7) soft rays
iv / 7 rays
(9 -) 10 soft rays
without filament
i / 5 rays
Sympatric with
not known
- Fernández, L. & Vari, R.P., 2012 "New Species of Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of Argentina and the Second Record of the Genus in Thermal Waters" (Copeia, Vol. 2012 No. 4, P. 631)
- 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)
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