Trichomycterus rivulatus
| Trichomycterus rivulatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Trichomycterus |
| Species: | T. rivulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichomycterus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846 | |
Trichomycterus rivulatus is a species of pencil catfish that is native to high-altitude Andean streams and lakes (including Junin, Poopó and Titicaca) in southern Peru, western Bolivia and northern Chile.[1] It is the largest species in the genus Trichomycterus and grows to a maximum length of 37.4 centimetres (14.7 in) TL.[1]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Trichomycterus rivulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Trichomycterus rivulatus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.