| Family: |
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Glanapteryginae |
| Max. size: |
2.977 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: lower Rio Orinoco in Venezuela. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 53-71. Diagnosed from all its congeners by having four laterosensory pores on the head. Differs further from Typhlobelus ternetzi and T. macromycterus by the absence of eyes; and from T. macromycterus and T. guacamaya by the presence of the four branchiostegal rays (Ref. 56682). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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