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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus ipatinga Reis & de Pinna, 2022 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Meloso Creek, tributary Rio Santo Antônio, Conceição do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 19°4'35.98"S, 43°20'28.84"W. |
| Pronunciation | trick oh mick terr uss. |
| Etymology | Trichomycterus: From the Greek trichos, meaning hair and mykter, meaning nose; in reference to the barbels. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This genus takes live or frozen food is well accepted, as is commerical dry prepared foods. Be careful not to overfeed. In nature, they feed on small invertebrates living at the bottom. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 197 (no. 2), pp 65, Figs. 7, 29. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.214.8681 | |
| Last Update | 2023 May 16 14:04 (species record created: 2022 Nov 20 04:24) |