| Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae |
| 7.5 cm NG (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| South America: Amazon (Ref. 39970) and Suriname River basins (Ref. 59052). |
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| Lives mainly in little forest creeks with notable current and a sandy-rocky substrate. It is not known whether it feeds on flesh or blood of living animals or it lives on carrion. Opercle hooks enable it to cling to and to dig little tunnels into its prey's flesh (Ref. 35381). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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