Trichomycterus rosablanca

Mesa, Lasso, Ochoa & DoNascimiento, 2018
Trichomycterus rosablanca, Paratype, lateral
according to the origin Rosablanca Karst
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Trichomycterus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  13 cm
Standard length (documented)
102.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
14 - 15 °C
pH
7.9 - 8.1
Conductivity
231 - 242 µS/cm
quebrada Las Sardinas near cueva Las Sardinas (endemic)

Santander

Colombia

río Águamiel ↠ río Horta → río Carare → río Magdalena → Caribic

[ 6.093,-73.829 ]
Map to Trichomycterus rosablanca
High above sea level
~2308 m
Locality
in a cave
Type of water
Clear water
 
Trichomycterus - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Trichomycterus - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin

Pectoral fins

Pelvic fins
ii / (2 -) 5 (- 6) rays
(9 -) 5 + 6 soft rays
convex
ii / (6 -) 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
7 - 8 soft rays
short filament 
i / 4 rays
 
Trichomycterus - overview of fins
not known
Pic. 2: Trichomycterus rosablanca, Paratype, lateral
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Felipe Villegas Velez, Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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