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| Scientific Name | Trichomycterus jatobensis Costa, 2021 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Córrego Meyer about 62 km north from Paranatinge, Rio Jatobá subdrainage, upper Rio Xingu drainage, Amazon basin, Município de Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 14°00'40"S, 54°11'29"W, elevation about 490 meters. |
| 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 | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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 | Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 293, pp 132, Figs. 2C, 2I, 2Q, 4B, 6. |
| 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:1.26.214.8183 | |
| Last Update | 2021 Nov 05 00:44 (species record created: 2021 Jun 09 09:25) |