Trichomycterus pradensis
Sarmento-Soares, Martins-Pinheiro, Aranda & Chamon, 2005
according to the origin rio do Prodo = oberer rio Jucuruçu
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
112.1 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Bahia, Minas Gerais
Brazil
rio do Prado ⇒ rio Jucuruçu Braço Norte → rio Jucuruçu | rio Água Fria → rio Itanhaém ⇒ Atlantic SE
[ -16.836,-40.144 ]
High above sea level
< 547 m
Locality
near small waterfall(s), in pools
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, rocks
On the riverbank
grasses
Roundworms (Nematoda) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), insects
Eats plants
not known
unknown
ii / 3 - 5 rays
10 soft rays
straight
i - iii / 6 - 8 rays
7 - 9 soft rays
i / 4 rays
10 soft rays
straight
i - iii / 6 - 8 rays
7 - 9 soft rays
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
- Sarmento-Soares, L.M.; Martins-Pinheiro, R.F.; Aranda, A.T. & Chamon, C., 2005 "Trichomycterus pradensis a new catfish from southern Bahia coastal rivers, northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 16 No. 4)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 422)
- 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. 308)
- 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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