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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Aguarague National Park in Bolivia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Fernández, L. and K. Osinaga, 2006. A new Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Aguarague National Park of the Bolivian Preandean Region, with comments on relationships within the genus. Environ. Biol. Fishes 75(4):2006. (Ref. 57840)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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