Trichomycterus araxa
Costa, Mattos, Sampaio, Giongo, Almeida & Katz , 2022
according to the origin Araxá
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 8 cm
Standard length (documented)
64.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
High above sea level
940 - 1020 m
Habitat river width
3.00 - 5.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.40 - 0.50 m
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, sand
Eats plants
not known
unknown
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
- Costa, W.J.E.M.; Mattos, J.L.O.; Sampaio, W.M.S.; Giongo, P.; Almeida, F.B. de & Katz, A.M., 2022 "Phylogenetic relationships of a new catfish of the genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Cerrado, and the role of Cenozoic events in the diversification of mountain catfishes" (Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol. 98 No. 1, P. 151)
- Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
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