T. albicrux is a demersal
(living at or near the bottom of the water body) species.
Habitat: Species of the genus are
adaptable to different freshwater habitats, including
ponds, ditches, burrow pits along roads and dammed
areas. This species is known from the Rio de la Plata,
but it is not clear whether it occurs only in the
estuary, or in the La Plata River basin which drains
into the estuary in Argentina.
South America:La Plata River basin. Type locality:
Río de la Plata, cerca de la embocadura del
Río Santiago, Buenos Aires.
Size:
12.0cm. (4¾ins)
Temp:
18-24°c (63-75°f.)
p.H.
6.5-7.5.
Reference:
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
www.iucnredlist.org.
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