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Trichomycterus spilosoma (Regan, 1913)

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This is a large genus with over 100 species described. Diet: Will feed on most aquarium fare such as tablet, frozen and live foods. Habitat: This species occurs in the rivers Dagua, San Juan, Sipí and Tamaná, in the Upper Cauca and Pacific river systems of Colombia (Maldonado-Ocampo et al. 2005, 2008, Castellanos-Morales and Galvis 2012). Its type locality is Sipí in the Chocó Department, and Tamaná River, in the San Juan River basin (Regan 1913). Remarks: Trichomycterus spilosoma is affected by anthropogenic factors, such as mining, illegal logging, and deforestation for agricultural use, all of which lead to erosion, increased sedimentation, and pollution of the water. However, it has a relatively wide distribution (EOO = 41,750 km2) and does not qualify for a threatened category. Hence, it is listed as Least Concern (IUCN 2016).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pygidium spilosoma

Family:

Trichomycteridae

Distribution:

South America: Sipi and Tamana River basins in Colombia. Type locality: Type locality: Rio Sipi and Rio Tamana, Colombia.

Size:

25.0cm. (10ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-79°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 07/2021).
Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Villa-Navarro, F., Mesa-Salazar, L. & Sanchez-Duarte, P. 2016. Trichomycterus spilosoma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.

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Trichomycterus spilosoma
SanJuan, Colombia

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