Trichomycterus macrophthalmus Barbosa & Costa, 2012
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Trichomycterus macrophthalmus Barbosa & Costa, 2012 |
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Trichomycterus macrophthalmus Barbosa & Costa, 2012 View in CoL Figure 3A
Geographic distribution: Piraí river drainage.
Diagnosis: Trichomycterus macrophthalmus is characterized by the colour pattern consisting of transverse dark bars crossing the dorsum, which can be fused with lateral marks in this species ( Barbosa and Costa 2012). Trichomycterus macrophthalmus is distinguished from T. mariamole and T. nigroauratus by the presence of 9 pairs of ribs and eye diameter 13.2% to 14.6% the size of head length (HL) ( Barbosa and Costa 2012).
Barbosa MA, Costa WJEM (2012) Trichomycterus macrophthalmus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), a new species of catfish from the Paraiba do Sul river basin, southeastern Brazil. Vertebrate Zoology 62 (1): 79 - 82.
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Trichomycterus macrophthalmus Barbosa & Costa, 2012
| de Brito, Victor & Buckup, Paulo Andreas 2019 |
Trichomycterus macrophthalmus
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