Biology:Trichomycterus chaberti
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| Trichomycterus chaberti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Trichomycterus |
| Species: | T. chaberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Trichomycterus chaberti Durand, 1968[2]
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Trichomycterus chaberti is a species of cave-dwelling ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Bolivia, where it is known only from the Umajalanta Cave in Torotoro National Park in Potosí Department from an altitude of 2,700 m (8,900 ft).[1] This species grows to a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carvajal, F.; Maldonado, M.; Sarmiento, J.; Van Damme, P.A. (2023). "Trichomycterus chaberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22125A244869334.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22125/244869334. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Trichomycterus chaberti" in FishBase. April 2025 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3753451 entry
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