Trichomycterus tete
Barbosa & Costa, 2011
tete - local name
Synonyms
tete
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
61.3 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
High above sea level
~1095 m
Habitat river width
< 1.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.40 m
Locality
near waterfall, in pools
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel
In water
foliage
Eats plants
not known
unknown
9 soft rays
13 soft rays
straight
11 soft rays
8 soft rays
5 soft rays
13 soft rays
straight
11 soft rays
8 soft rays
5 soft 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
- 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. 307)
- 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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