Trichomycterus Araxa
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 35. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: black median longitudinal stripe on the caudal fin present in juvenile specimens below about 40 mm SL; long pectoral-fin filament, its length about 40-60% of pectoral-fin length in specimens about 50 mm SL or larger; anterior infraorbital canal present, supported by an elliptical antorbital; a moderately deep opercular odontode patch; posterior margin of the metapterygoid, anterior margin of the hyomandibula anterior outgrowth and dorso-posterior margin of the quadrate slightly curved; and prominent projection on the lateral margin of the lateral ethmoid, ventrally overlapping the sesamoid supraorbital absent .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Brazil.
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