Tridensimilis brevis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Image contributors to this species:
Allan James (1) Zhou Hang (2) Peru Aquarium Group (1) Adrian Taylor (4)
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Relevant Information:	Found in the in the sand of shallow rivers and creeks; parasitic, entering gill chambers of larger catfishes; also known for entering, probably by mistake, the ureta of mammals urinating under water. Seldem kept in the Aquarium due to their plain appearance and there preference to hide. Needs a substrate of fine gravel or mulm. Diet: Daphnia and mosquito larvae.
Common Name:	Dwarf Parasitic Catfish, Glass Candiru, Glass Parasitic Catfish
Synonyms:	Tridens brevis
Family:	Trichomycteridaeipitidae
Distribution:	South America: Brazil: Amazon River basin. Type locality: Tabatinga (Brazil).
Size:	3cm. (1¼ins)
Temp:	21-28°c (69-83°f.)
p.H.	6.0-7.0.
Reference:	Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1996 Aquarien Atlas, Band 1.10th edition. Mergus Verlag GmBH, Melle, Germany. 992 p. Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.