Trichomycterus maracaiboensis

Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: T. maracaiboensis
Binomial name
Trichomycterus maracaiboensis
(Schultz, 1944)
Synonyms
  • Pygidium banneaui maracaiboensis Schultz, 1944
  • Trichomycterus banneaui maracaiboensis (Schultz, 1944)

Trichomycterus maracaiboensis is a species of pencil catfish endemic to Venezuela, where it occurs in the San Juan river, a tributary to the Motatán river in the Lake Maracaibo basin.[1][2] This species reaches a maximum length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) in the wild; in aquaria, it may grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Reis, R. & Lima, F. (2009). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Trichomycterus maracaiboensis" in FishBase. July 2014 version.