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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Fernández & Vari.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. High altitude; 26°S - 27°S
South America: Laguna Blanca basin in Catamarca, Argentina.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm macho / no sexado; (Ref. 39970)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 12; Vértebra: 37 - 39. Eye covered by thin, transparent skin. Species differs from all other known members of the subfamily Trichomycterinae by the combination of its lack of both the pelvic fins and girdle, eight or nine principle dorsal fin rays, 37-39 vertebrae, 18-20 ribs on each side, the elongate body with a transversely flattened caudal peduncle, the posteriorly straight and slightly posterodorsally angled caudal fin margin, the lack of pronounced marmorated pigmentation on the body and fins, its lack of s very thick, rugose layer of fatty tissue on the body and head, the presence of a portion of the laterosensory canal system within the sphenotic, the lack of an extensive perforation of the skin surface by pores of the ampullary organs, and its maximum length.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Collected from a 0.5 m deep, small, clear water stream with a sandy bottom at an elevation of approximately 3500 m. The stomachs of two specimens contained dipteran larvae (Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae), filamentous algae, and sand indicating that the species feeds, at least in part on autochthonous benthic macroinvertebrates (Ref. 37038).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Fernández, L. and R.P. Vari, 2000. New species of Trichomycterus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) lacking a pelvic fin and girdle from the Andes of Argentina. Copeia 2000(4):990-996. (Ref. 37038)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00358 - 0.02025), b=2.93 (2.74 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.8 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming Fec < 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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