Biology:Trichomycterus argos
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Trichomycterus |
| Species: | T. argos
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| Trichomycterus argos Lezama, Triques & Santos, 2012[1]
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Trichomycterus argos is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes.[1] This catfish is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Doce River Basin, situated in the Serra do Brigadeiro range, Minas Gerais.[2] This species reaches a maximum length of 11.7 centimetres (4.6 in) SL.[3]
Habitat and ecology
T. argos occurs in streams with depths varying between 13 and 44 cm (5 and 17.5 in) and water temperatures varying between 14 and 19 °C (57 and 66 °F). Under laboratory conditions, it has been observed preying on tadpoles of the Scinax catharinae species group.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Lezama, A. Q.; Triques, M.L.; Santos, P.S. (2012). "Trichomycterus argos (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species from the Doce River Basin, Eastern Brazil". Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 3352: 60–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3352.1.6. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03352p068f.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Trichomycterus argos" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
External links
Data related to Trichomycterus argos at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q18121585 entry
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