| Family: |
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae |
| Max. size: |
11.21 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 36-37. Differs from its congeners by possessing the supraorbital sensory pores s6 placed close together, a narrow opercular patch of developed odontodes, with 8-10 odontodes, and 8 branched pectoral rays (Ref. 56791). |
| Biology: |
Found mainly in fast moving clear water (Ref. 56791). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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