Trichomycterus maracaiboensis

Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: T. maracaiboensis
Binomial name
Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
(Schultz, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Pygidium banneaui maracaiboensis Schultz, 1944
  • Trichomycterus banneaui maracaiboensis (Schultz, 1944)

Trichomycterus maracaiboensis is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Venezuela, where it occurs in the San Juan river, a tributary to the Motatán river in the Lake Maracaibo basin.[1][2] This species reaches a maximum length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) in the wild; in aquaria, it may grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Reis, R. & Lima, F. (2009). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis" in FishBase. July 2014 version.


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