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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; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: Primeiro River basin in Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 39970)
Are serial spawners (Ref. 88157).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ferriz, R.A., 1998. Alimentacion de Trichomycterus corduvense Weyenbergh, 1879 (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) en dos Rios Serranos de San Luis, Argentina. Hidrobiología 8(5):43-49. (Ref. 30522)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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