Trichomycterus Argos
📖 Overview
Occurs in streams with depth and temperature varying from 13 to 44 cm and from 14 to 19°C. Preys on tadpoles of Scinax gr. catharinae under laboratory conditions .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Distinguished by the following characters: pectoral fins with six branched rays; pectoral-fin ray prolonged as a filament; presence of pelvic fins; tip of nasal barbels extending to posterior border of opercular plate of odontodes; presence of a large foramen for ramus lateralis accessorius facialis, visible in dorsal view, in the parietosupraoccipital bone; transverse and straight border between the parietosupraoccipital and frontal bones; body covered with spots that seldom attain eye diameter; pelvic-fin origin placed one or two ocular diameters anterior to dorsal-fin origin; absence of spots fused as elongated marks on dorsum or flank . : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Trichomycterus Argos is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Trichomycterus Argos is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Trichomycterus Argos is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m . Tropical; 14°C - 19°C South America: Rio Doce basin in Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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