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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335); diatropoporos: Derived from the Greek diatropos meaning variable, and poros meaning pore, in reference to the variation in the presence of pores i1 and i3 of infraorbital sensory canal of the new species. A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल. Tropical
South America: endemic to the rio da Prata and rio Turvo basins, tributaries of rio das Antas, in the laguna dos Patos system in Brazil.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 93814)
The type locality is a rapid flowing, wide and shallow river with an average depth of 0.5 m, clear water, rocky bottom and large amounts of submerged vegetation. Feeds on larvae of Diptera (Chironomidae, Simuliidae) and nymphs of Ephemeroptera (Ref. 93814).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Ferrer, J. and L.R. Malabarba, 2013. Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(2):217-246. (Ref. 93814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).