Trichomycterus punctulatus
Valenciennes, 1846
Synonyms
Trichomycterus punctulatum
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), Water moths (Hydropsychidae), Großflügler (Corydalidae), Zinkenmayfliegen (Leptophebiidae), Simuliidae (Simuliidae) (larvae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Caddisfliegen (Hydroptilidae), Hook beetle (Elmidae), beetle (Coleoptera)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
7 soft rays
12 - 13 soft rays
11 soft rays
9 soft rays
5 soft rays
12 - 13 soft rays
11 soft rays
9 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 283
- Valenciennes, 1846 "Des Éspces ou Lucioïdes" (Histoire naturelle des poissons, Vol. 18, P. 488)
- Fernández, L.A., 2000 "Redescription of the teleost Trichomycterus barbouri (Eigenmann, 1911), occurrence in Argentina and comparison with related species (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, Vol. 2000 No. 1, P. 32)
- 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)
- Fernández, L. & Chuquihuamaní, R.Q., 2007 "A new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Andean Cordillera of Perú, with comments on relationships within the genus" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1545 No. 1, P. 55)
- Arabe, A.V.; Passuni, E.O.; Córdova, L.C. & Carlos, Z.Q., 2013 "Hábitos Alimentarios Del Bagre “Life” Trichomycterus Punctulatus (Valenciennes, 1846) (Actinopterygii, Siluriformes) En El Río Pisco, Perú" (Ecología Aplicada, Vol. 12 No. 2)
- Reis, R.E.; Albert, J.S.; Di Dario, F.; Mincarone, M.M.; Petry, P. & Rocha, L.A., 2016 "Fish biodiversity and conservation in South America" (Journal of Fish Biology, P. 17)
- Mesa, L.M.S.; Öassp. C.A.; Ochoa, L.E. & DoNascimiento, C., 2018 "Trichomycterus rosablanca (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) a new species of hipogean catfish from the Colombian Andes" (Biota Colombiana, Vol. 19 no. 1, P. 110)
- Apaza, J.; Aylas, K.; Chumbe, L. & Valenzuela, S., 2024 "Los peces desérticos del bajo río Pisco, costa del Pacífico, Ica, Perú" (Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Vol. 48 Iss. 187, P. 368)
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16.10.2025