Trichomycterus therma
Fernández & Miranda, 2007
according to the origin water from a thermal spring
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 7 cm
Standard length (documented)
58.4 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
37 - 37 °C
pH
8.2 - 8.2
Miraflores Balneareos (endemic)
Potosi
Bolivia
Río Tarapaya ➙ río Pilcomayo ➙ río Paraguay ➙ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata
[ -19.457,-65.789 ]
High above sea level
~3600 m
Habitat river width
1.00 - 1.50 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.15 - 0.50 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
gravel, clay
macro inverbrates (invertebrates ), beetle (Coleoptera), Chironomidae (Chironomidae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
Sympatric with
not known
- Fernández, L. & Miranda, G., 2007 "A catfish of the genus Trichomycterus from a thermal stream in southern South America (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with comments on relationships within the genus" (Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 71 No. 5, P. 1305)
- Fernández, L. & Vari, R.P., 2009 "New Species of Trichomycterus from the Andean Cordillera of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Copeia, Vol. 2009 No. 1, P. 198)
- 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. 238)
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