| Family: |
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae |
| Max. size: |
7.35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Rio Jequitinhonha basin in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Small specimens with dorso-lateral, lateral and ventro-lateral regular or irregular series of roundish dark brown spots on the body, usually decreasing in size backward from about the middle of body length; small dots present among the series of spots; large specimens with relatively smaller spots, not arranged into series, and small dots between them (up to 8 dots and spots counted vertically on body. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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