Biology:Trichomycterus aguarague

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Trichomycterus aguarague
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species:
T. aguarague
Binomial name
Trichomycterus aguarague
Fernández & Osinaga, 2006[2]

Trichomycterus aguarague is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Bolivia, where it occurs in the Paraná river system in Aguaragüe National Park.[3][4] This species reaches a maximum length of 44.5 millimetres (1.75 in) SL.[4]

References

  1. Carvajal, F.; Maldonado, M.; Sarmiento, J.; Van Damme, P.A. (2023). "Trichomycterus aguarague". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58694036A244869004.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58694036/244869004. Retrieved 10 October 2025. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Trichomycterus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Trichomycterus. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Trichomycterus aguarague" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Fernández, L.; Osinaga, K. (2006). "A New Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Aguarague National Park of the Bolivian Preandean Region, with Comments on Relationships within of the Genus". Environmental Biology of Fishes 75 (4): 385–393. doi:10.1007/s10641-005-5065-4. Bibcode2006EnvBF..75..385F. 
  • Data related to Trichomycterus aguarague at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q5672242 entry