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Scientific Name	**Trichomycterus largoperculatus** Costa & Katz, 2022
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Paraíba do Sul just below Ilha dos Pombos Dam, Município de Além Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 21°50'36"S, 42°34'46"W, elevation about 105 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
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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	Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 98 (no. 1), pp 14, Figs. 1-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2022 May 04 12:42 (species record created: 2022 Jan 17 22:57)