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Trichomycterus itacarambiensis Trajano & de Pinna, 1996

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Trichomycterus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, mykter, -eros = nose (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 15°S - 16°S

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South America: Olhos d' Agua Cave in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 4 - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 32807); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 28190)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A cave-restricted species. Found mostly near the bottom and in the water column. Breeding is synchronized with the rainy season for maximum survival of the young (Ref. 32807).

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Breeding is seasonal.

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Proudlove, G.S., 1998. Checklist of cave-dwelling fishes of the world, to 1998. Unpublished. (Ref. 27299)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (B2ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00355 - 0.02043), b=2.93 (2.74 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.43 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax= 7; K= 0.02;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).