Trichomycterus payaya
Sarmento-Soares, Zanata & Martins-Pinheiro, 2011
dedicated Payayá - indigenous tribe south of the rio São Francisco
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 5 cm
Standard length (documented)
37.4 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
High above sea level
505 - 547 m
Habitat river width
1.00 - 7.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.00 m
Flow
normal
Substrate
gravel, sand
On the riverbank
grasses
ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), insects
Eats plants
not known
unknown
ii / 5 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
straight
ii / 7 rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
i / 4 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
straight
ii / 7 rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
i / 4 rays
Sympatric with
Parotocinclus bahiensis
Pimelodella itapicuruensis
Rhamdia quelen
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Characidium sp.
Gymnotus carapo
Pimelodella itapicuruensis
Rhamdia quelen
Astyanax lacustris
Astyanax sp. aff. fasciatus
Characidium sp.
Gymnotus carapo
Hoplias malabaricus
Piabina argentea
Poecilia reticulata
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrapinnus piaba
Steindachnerina sp.
Piabina argentea
Poecilia reticulata
Serrapinnus heterodon
Serrapinnus piaba
Steindachnerina sp.
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
- Sarmento-Soares, L.M.; Zanata, A.M. & Martins-Pinheiro, 2011 "Trichomycterus payaya, new catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from headwaters of rio Itapicuru, Bahia, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 9 No. 2)
- Ferrer. F. & Malabarba, L.R., 2013 "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 11 No. 2, P. 217)
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